Lake Baikal is the world's largest freshwater lake by volume, known as the "Galapagos of Russia." However, the unusual body ...

Imagine a vast lake that could easily engulf the combined water of all the Great Lakes in the US and then some. That's what ...

Southeast Siberia is home to the world's oldest lake, with scientists estimating that the massive body of water dates back 25 ...

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 ...

A Lake Older Than Mountains Lakes, like mountains, can last millions of years. However, most lakes are short-lived in ...

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 ...

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 ...

Result of principal component analysis (PCA) on tooth morphology in Baikal seals and its relative species. Horizontal axis represents principal component 1 and vertical axis represents principal ...

Discover the Oldest Lake on Earth, Lake Baikal, which has existed for 25 million years. Learn about its depth, biodiversity, ...