Hundreds of elephant seals dead as bird flu hits Antarctic, raising fears penguins could be next “If the virus reaches those populations, they are in threat of extinction," one expert told New ...

Elephant seals likely expanded from ice-free refuges in temperate regions such as Tasmania and New Zealand into newly available subantarctic and Antarctic coastlines. However, this range expansion ...

A new study of Antarctic seals shows that environmental conditions are leading to a severe decline in their populations in ...

A new study shows that melting sea ice due to increasing temperatures is leading to a "concerning" and severe decline in ...

"Southern elephant seals today tend to haul out in much warmer areas than the Ross Sea," Hall says. "We were able to use the presence of their molted skin and hair, as well as some bones and ...

Each year, elephant seals take a month or so to shed their worn fur for a new coat. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst Robert's Island, ANTARCTICA -- Seeing a single elephant seal is enough to make one ...

Scientists raise alarm after elephant seals, fur seals, brown skuas, kelp gulls and Antarctic terns tested positive for bird flu Reuters Thursday 11 January 2024 09:50 GMT ...

Mass elephant seal deaths have been reported in the Antarctic region after a high level of mortality has been detected among elephant seal pups at three sites around South Georgia. Animals have ...

A southern elephant seal known for his annual return trips to Cape Town has once again made the Mother City’s beaches his summer holiday home. But he is not the only Antarctic wanderer soaking ...

Elephant seals like this one swim more than 1,500 miles south from Kerguelen to Antarctica, where they often forage on the sea floor, diving to depths that can exceed a mile below the surface.

"The Antarctic ecosystem has a lot of variety, but male southern elephant seals don't like to mix it up," says Professor Tracey Rogers, a marine ecologist at UNSW Science and senior author of the ...

Elephant seals can grow to twice that size. According to the local Cape of Good Hope SPCA , southern elephant seals are the world's largest seal species and are commonly found in sub-Antarctic ...