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.

More than their appearance is remarkable about elephant seals. They can dive as deep as a mile, where the pressure is crushing, and stay underwater for as long as two hours. Even if their muscles ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

As autumn turns to winter on the Central Coast, one of the markers of the changing season is the return of the northern elephant seals to beaches south of Big Sur and just north of Monterey Bay at Año ...

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.