It turns out that male southern elephant seals like to stick with their own favorite foods. Credit: Andrea Cormack/University of New South Wales As one of the top predators roaming Antarctica, the ...

After the H5N1 virus hit the remote island of South Georgia in 2023, more than 50,000 breeding females may have disappeared.

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a ...

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VICTORIA, Australia. (WLS) -- Why did the seal cross the road? To get to the gas station, of course. A male southern elephant seal recently drew a large crowd at a gas station in Victoria, Australia.

Scientists have seen a significant drop in breeding female elephant seals following an avian influenza outbreak on the ...

New research reveals 47% decline in breeding female elephant seals at sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following a ...

New research suggests these large marine mammals are extremely fussy and only eat their favorite foods. As one of the top predators roaming Antarctica, the sizeable southern elephant seal has its fair ...

As one of the top predators roaming Antarctica, the sizeable southern elephant seal has its fair selection of the menu. But it turns out they don’t just want to eat anything and everything. According ...