An elephant seal forages for fish near an underwater observatory called in Berkley Canyon off the coast of British Columbia. This subsea lab named NEPTUNE is over 2,000 feet deep and a team of ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

Researchers studying animals living in the Barkley Canyon, a fascinating part of the ocean off Vancouver Island, Canada, found something interesting: northern elephant seals are responding to sonar ...

Northern Elephant seals have staged a remarkable comeback after narrowly escaping extinction by hunting, but new research reveals lasting genetic effects in the present population. Hunted for the oil ...

When eight young northern elephant seals suddenly began showing up at a deep-sea observatory, researchers were taken by surprise. Their repeated visits to the research site, otherwise a speck in the ...

One of my favorite family traditions is driving out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see migratory elephant seals early every February at the peak of pupping season, when the population tops out ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...

GONYEA: Turns out the sounds and rhythms of individual elephant seals are unique. And once the alpha male's signature call is heard, even if it's recorded and played back over loudspeakers, other ...

Seals can reach places under the Antarctic ice that technical equipment can't. NASA scientists have playful helpers for studying the earth's climate: elephant seals wearing hat-like antenna. The ...

An elephant seal tagged last December in Bakoven has hauled out at Onrus Beach for the past two days. “Bakkies” is enjoying a ...

Drakes Beach in the Point Reyes National Seashore is temporarily closed to accommodate elephant seals that have set up camp for the breeding season. The annual ritual has brought at least 30 males to ...