University of Otago provides funding as a member of The Conversation NZ. Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental ...

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial ... at the Año Nuevo Natural Reserve in California twice a year to breed and molt, the annual event in which they replace their fur.

had to be when cinematographer Matt Aeberhard and I filmed with the huge male southern elephant seals, or beachmasters, and their fight for the right to breed on the shores of Peninsular Valdes.

Elephant seals, in particular, can hold their breath for about two hours. Some might think seals can stay submerged for so long simply because they can control their breath. However, scientists ...

Young northern elephant seals can be seen in and around the Bay Area. The animals can be easily observed in their natural environment in three areas, and also at a marine-mammal rehabilitation ...

Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research shows.

When he contacted the center, the world’s largest marine mammal hospital, he discovered that the young northern elephant seals that arrive in large numbers every spring were making the racket ...

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A team of researchers are using drones and satellite images from space to count southern elephant seals on the sub-Antarctic Island of South Georgia. Using remotely piloted aerial systems (RPAS ...

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals' population range has been shifting.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals' population ...