The first mature bull elephant seal arrived at the Piedras Blancas rookery north of San Simeon on Nov. 15. “He came in with a whisper,” said Cynthia Coulter, a Friends of the Elephant Seal docent who ...

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The male elephant seals at Point Reyes National Seashore are large and in charge. While they visit Point Reyes beaches at various times throughout the year, the real action happens during mating and ...

It’s no exaggeration to say African elephants are in the fight for their lives. Earlier this year, the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species elevated African savannah elephants (Loxodonta africana) from ...

This handsome senior elephant seal bull has completed his molt and rests peacefully among his fellows at Piedras Blancas north of San Simeon. His nose is well developed, and his chest shield ranges up ...

Source: Esin Üstün, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Decades of research have emphasized the importance of matriarchs in leading elephant herds. A herd, made up of related female ...

Some call them losers — but any seal that lives long enough to be a contender is a success, one columnist writes.

Last year was a good year for the Asian elephants at the Denver Zoo. They welcomed Duncan to their all-male group; another member, Jake, became a father through the zoo’s unique artificial ...

The zoo was closed when the attack happened in the early morning hours. LONDON -- A young elephant has been killed after it sustained injuries in an attack by another elephant while it slept in a zoo ...

The Zurich Zoo in Switzerland recently uploaded a heartbreaking video showing an elephant and her mother desperately attempting to revive a newborn calf inside their enclosure. Farha, Zurich Zoo’s ...