Spending most of their lives at sea in the frigid waters of the southern seas, southern elephant seals are cold weather specialists. Their thick coat of blubber perfectly insulates them from the ...

Camps Bay beach has a rare guest – a female southern elephant seal who has hauled out onto the sand to moult. In this process ...

Baikal seal to the 5 m (16 ft) and 3,200 kg (7,100 lb) southern elephant seal, which is also the largest carnivoran.[b] Several species exhibit sexual dimorphism. They have streamlined bodies and ...

An epidemic of avian flu in Patagonia appears to be on the decline after decimating southern elephant seal populations for ...

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It found that H5N1 spread efficiently among marine mammals. The outbreak in elephant seals was a stepping stone amid the first transnational spread of the virus in these species, extending across five ...

But... keep your distance: approaching too closely will stress the animal and could disrupt her moulting process.

Camps Bay beach in Cape Town has become the temporary home of a rare and fascinating visitor - a female Southern elephant ...

The outbreak in elephant seals was a stepping stone amid the first transnational spread of the virus in these species, extending across five countries in southern South America. The study's ...