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A year after an outbreak of H5N1 killed thousands of elephant seals, only about a third of the seals normally expected here ...

If they’ve fought before, no need to fight again. They establish themselves in the dominance hierarchy. They can remember who ...

On occasion, elephant seals breed among sea lions. Here, an adult male elephant seal and a female with her black-coated pup in the background, are surrounded by sea lions in October 2024. Dynamics of ...

A subadult male elephant seal can be seen near sea lions in October 2024. Subadult elephant seals and sea lions frequently intermingle at rookeries along Península Valdés in Argentina. Close contact ...

had to be when cinematographer Matt Aeberhard and I filmed with the huge male southern elephant seals, or beachmasters, and their fight for the right to breed on the shores of Peninsular Valdes.

In elephant seals, receiving an injury or being killed ... the resource (subjective Resource Value, RV), non-dangerous fighting could, in theory, evolve under natural selection.

Bulls trumpet and fight, females bawl ... organization would like to learn more about the seals Friends of the Elephant Seal offers free speakers. To arrange a speaker, call the FES office ...

The shocking moment two elephant seals are caught fighting on a beach has been caught on camera. Photographer Richard Sidey, ...

2 hours of sleep? How this animal can survive is a mystery. Tiny number of elephant seal 'supermoms' produce most pups Tiny number of elephant seal 'supermoms' produce most pups Great White Shark ...

Allen, Sarah G. Lau, Matthew J. and Codde, Sarah A. 2024. An observation of potential altruism by a male northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris). Marine Mammal Science, Vol. 40, Issue. 3, How ...