A Steller sea lion was seen lounging at Pier 39 on Friday morning, a rare visit from a near-threatened species whose usual ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

Callers rang SeaWorld San Diego's animal rescue hotline to report that the sea lion had a "large wound on her neck" and "looked lethargic and had poor motor skills." The organization then stepped in ...

Scientists found that Australian sea lion pups may learn how to hunt by watching their mothers during ocean foraging trips.

BROOKFIELD, Ill. -- Two California sea lion pups were born at the Brookfield Zoo in June. Their births were the first for this species at Brookfield in nearly 30 years, Chicago Zoological Society ...

close-up Galapagos sea lion (Zalophus wollebaeki) in black stones: 1 of the fascinating animals of the Galapagos Islands© phalder/iStock via Getty Images In this stunning clip, you get to observe a ...

Scientists found special brain connections in seals and sea lions that help control vocal sounds. This may explain how speech ...

“This one might be a little stinky,” says Tenaya Norris, a scientist at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Research assistant Barbie Halaska carries a limp, sodden carcass into the room and drapes ...

When scientists compared what California sea lions eat in the Channel Islands (U.S.) and the Gulf of California (Mexico), they expected to find a clear explanation for why populations were booming in ...

Following news this week of a southern sea otter's death from avian flu, experts are now saying the disease's outbreak has infected more species of marine mammals along the San Mateo County coast.