Strong, healthy and newly weaned from her mom on February 18, the plump elephant seal pup on the beach at Año Nuevo State ...

California’s Año Nuevo State Park has closed its popular elephant seal viewing area after seven pups tested positive for ...

After a catastrophic outbreak of bird flu devastated southern elephant seal populations in 2023, scientists are on high alert.

"This is exceptionally rapid detection of an outbreak." ...

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 ...

Researchers from UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz have detected the H5N1 bird flu virus in elephant seal pups at California's Año ...

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 ...

Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) fights with a rival for control of a large harem of females during the breeding season ...