This animal lives so deep within the Antarctic pack ice that its life history is not very well understood,' photographer ...

Each year, elephant seals take a month or so to shed their worn fur for a new coat. Photo Credit: Tom Stieghorst Robert's Island, ANTARCTICA -- Seeing a single elephant seal is enough to make one stop ...

BOZEMAN, Mont. — A new e-book will describe Montana State University researchers' long-term study of Weddell seals in Antarctica. Two MSU professors Jay Rotella and Emeritus Robert Garrot have been ...

NASA's non-human employee, an elephant seal, has been hard at work collecting data in Antarctica. The seal — that weighs as much as a midsize pickup truck — started work in May to find out how the ...

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Olivia Rosane is a freelance writer who focuses on environmental issues. Her work has appeared in EcoWatch, YES!, and Real Life Magazine. How many Weddell seals are there in the world? The truth is, ...

Wildlife photographer Justin Hofman has shared what are believed to be the first underwater photographs of a Ross seal.

Leopard seals are an abundant species of predator in Antarctica. These large, carnivorous sea mammals live in the water and around the ice of one of the most unfriendly and harshest environments on ...

Hosts Caitlin and Arlo travel to an Antarctic Weddell seal colony during pupping season. Giving birth and raising young is particularly challenging in Antarctica’s extreme conditions, forcing Weddell ...