On occasion, elephant seals breed among sea lions. Here, an adult male elephant seal and a female with her black-coated pup in the background, are surrounded by sea lions in October 2024. Dynamics of ...
Sandy beaches are beloved recreational settings, and they are also one of the world’s most endangered ecosystems. Up to 70% ...
Despite being synonymous with Antarctica, only two of the 18 species of penguin can call the Antarctic continent their home: ...
A new glowing nudibranch species is the first known to swim through the ocean’s midnight zone and has unique adaptations for ...
Researchers have discovered a remarkable new species of sea slug that lives in the deep sea. Nicknamed the 'mystery mollusc,' the nudibranch Bathydevius caudactylus swims through the ocean's midnight ...
A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals, only about a third of the seals normally expected here ...
A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions in October 2024. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina. Close contact ...
California sea lions are in Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary year round, and their population is increasing.
The H5N1 strain of avian flu is now passing easily among South America's elephant seals and drastically cutting herd ...