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 ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday. The remote ...

Massive elephant seals weighing several tons collide in intense battles for dominance. Using their full body weight, they slam, bite, and push with overwhelming force. These encounters are raw, ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hefty bulls take over the beach during the summer months, to molt their skin. The younger bulls stage battles, but mostly bulls ...