Necklace, an elephant seal with plastic wrapped around her neck, rests on the beach at high tide on May 6, 2024. A Marine Mammal Center team was able to remove the plastic after isolating and ...

An elephant seal was found resting on a beach in Maricá, a coastal city near Rio de Janeiro, on Wednesday, drawing the ...

Southern elephant seals can weigh up to 8,820 pounds, while growing to be up to 20.3 feet long! Usually, they are found in the Antarctica region.

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to ...

At the start of the 20th century, northern elephant seals were on the brink of being wiped out by hunting. 'Genetic analyses suggest that the population was likely reduced to fewer than 25 animals ...

A large elephant seal took a wrong turn and was seen lumbering along a street in a coastal town in South Africa early Tuesday, surprising residents and inspiring a rescue effort to get him back to ...

Male elephant seals are not known for their paternal instincts. While splayed out on the beach during the breeding season, these far-from-gentle giants focus on mating with females and fighting ...

An elephant seal that found its way into a residential area in Gordon’s Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo) The seal eventually stopped next to a shopping mall.

Staff members of the Marine Unit with Shark Spotters facilitate the transportation of an elephant seal that found its way into a residential area in Gordon's Bay, near Cape Town, South Africa ...