Much of the eastern United States is currently undergoing a massive polar vortex, with another one expected to follow.

The Northern Elephant Seal breeding season is underway. One of the largest mainland-breeding colonies is here in the Bay Area. State park officials say so far, more than 1,000 elephant seals have ...

Weighing over 8,000 pounds, male elephant seals are among the largest seals on Earth and use their massive size to assert dominance during breeding season. Fierce battles erupt on crowded beaches as ...

The world's largest species of seal has been devastated by bird flu, which has wiped out half of all breeding females at a key wildlife haven near Antarctica, scientists warned Thursday. The remote ...

The southern elephant seal population in South Africa has seen its conservation status improve from near threatened to least concern, with a recent assessment citing the absence of serious threats to ...

PESCADERO, Calif. — Every winter about 10,000 elephant seals make their way to California's Año Nuevo State Park to fight, mate and give birth. The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, ...

The Smithsonian’s National Zoo welcomed a rare new addition on Monday, a female elephant calf, marking the zoo’s first elephant birth in more than 25 years.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Mabhulane (Mabu) is seen in his open roaming area of the Fresno Chaffee Zoo in Fresno, Calif., Jan. 19, 2023. FRESNO, Calif. (AP) ...