Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Close-up portrait of a Southern Elephant Seal (Mirounga leonina) showing detailed textures of its face and skin during molting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The spring months bring more seals to Piedras Blancas than even the winter breeding season. All 5,000 or so adult females return, ...

Aliah Meza holds a board to keep Rabble’s head away from veterinarian Heather Harris. Skin has molted off Rabble’s head, but the old skin is still on his chest. Laurie Miller The Marine Mammal Center ...

On a beach in San Francisco, a crowd gathers to watch an elephant seal as it writhes in the sand. Concern increases as onlookers wonder what’s wrong with the animal. It seems to be in pain, but is not ...

The spring months bring more seals to Piedras Blancas than even the winter breeding season. All 5,000 or so adult females return, along with the same number or so non-breeding juveniles. It’s the ...