TOBA, Mie Prefecture--Images of a Baikal seal cub with a “human-like” face went viral after the Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture showed off its cute and friendly resident named Niko ...

Seals range in size from the 1 m (3 ft 3 in) and 45 kg (99 lb) 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 ...

Skull and jaw demonstrating the highly specialized, comb-like teeth of the Baikal seal that allow them to expel water while retaining prey during high-speed hunting. This together with their small ...

Furthermore, recent studies have shown that the Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica) also preys on large quantities of zooplankton and possesses distinctive jagged teeth. Thus, while behavioral ...

It’s easy to confuse two animals. Believe me, I do it much too often. I’m talking leopard vs. cheetah or emu vs. ostrich. But it doesn’t have to be as difficult to differentiate between two similar ...

Example of Baikal seal skull specimens. (a) Maxilla and (b) mandible tooth row. (c–f) Enlarged view of maxilla teeth. (c) Yellow arrows represent the number of cusps. (d) Yellow dashed line ...

This extraordinary behaviour is unique to Lake Baikal seals. Travel reporter Nick Qwek visits Malaysian Borneo to try the traditional Sabahan-style rice wine. Mohamed El-Erian, chief economic ...

Discover Russia's rare and unique wildlife, including the only freshwater seals in the world, Arctic lemmings, and the elusive Vipera orlovi. Learn about the fascinating Baikal seals, tundra bean ...