Friends of the Elephant Seal holds a contest every year to guess ... A bull needs his threat vocalization — also called a clap-threat or a belch-roar — to intimidate opponents far and wide.

Beachgoers are being reminded to "share the shore" and give resting marine mammals space after a young elephant seal was ...

The pups born this season have been weaned and are now making their way into the ocean. Some might not quite make it.

Local experts are cautioning beachgoers to “share the shore” after a young elephant seal was found lounging on the Seaside ...

The seal could be there for week as it goes through its annual molting process. People are reminded to stay at least 100 ...

Most of the time a glance or a roar is enough to discourage the rival ... To film with Patagonia’s desert elephant seals was a true privilege and one that I will never forget.

A new study used northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) — marine predators that forage in the twilight zone — to help understand fish abundance deep down, both five decades into the ...

Sound designer David Farmer of Novato, who recorded elephant seal vocalizations at The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif. that were used in the Lord of the Rings movies. (courtesy of David ...