Elephant seals are among the largest and most extreme marine mammals on Earth, with males reaching over 4 tons in weight. They engage in violent territorial battles on crowded beaches, crashing into ...

What can an elephant seal – a 4,000 pound, bellowing monstrosity that looks like a melted Yankee Candle – teach us about the world? Plenty, it turns out. “The animals are amazing. I mean, everything ...

Much of the eastern United States is currently undergoing a massive polar vortex, with another one expected to follow. Meanwhile, California basks in the sunshine. These conditions set the stage for ...

Elephant seal class of 2025 is arriving on the beach. The young seals, not yet in the breeding population, take over the beach at this time of year. Adult females are out at sea, foraging, growing the ...

PESCADERO, Calif. — Every winter about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to California's Año Nuevo State Park to fight, mate and give birth. The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, ...