"At the same time, we're walking among piles of carcasses and bones, and seeing very few elephant seal harems, so it's still disturbing." A study, published in the journal Nature Communications ...

Elephant seals are extraordinary creatures with unique adaptations for life on land and in the deep sea. Their size, behavior ...

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At birth, elephant seal pups weigh about 70 pounds and are about 3 feet long. At Piedras Blancas, 90% of the pups survive their three-month youth and make their journey to the ocean, she wrote.

“The unpredictable nature of elephant seal behavior, coupled with potential impacts to their health and well-being, means that sometimes the best way to protect wildlife and visitors is to ...

The first elephant seal pup of the breeding season appeared on the south beach of the Piedras Blancas viewpoint on Dec. 8. Sharp-eyed Kris Clifford noticed the pup on the Friends of the Elephant ...

POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE, Calif. - It’s elephant seal birthing and mating season at Point Reyes National Seashore in the North Bay, where park officials recently celebrated the birth of its ...

At birth, elephant seal pups weigh about 70 pounds and are about 3 feet long. At Piedras Blancas, 90% of the pups survive their three-month youth and make their journey to the ocean, she wrote.

Some call them losers — but any seal that lives long enough to be a contender is a success, one columnist writes.