Seal fact: These animals, also known as pinnipeds, make up three diverse groups of semi-aquatic carnivorous marine mammals. Constituting the most species-rich clade of living marine mammals, there are ...

Seals have a reputation for being the laid-back loungers of the animal kingdom, but there’s a lot more going on beneath that sleek surface. Seals, with dive times that rival submarines and milk fat ...

POINT PLEASANT BEACH, N.J. — During the winter, the Jersey Shore has a different kind of tourist. Seals start to arrive when the ocean temperature drops below 45 degrees, said Capt. Willie Egerter of ...

These days, our social media is full of eye-catching wildlife– from snow leopards climbing cliffs to dolphins flipping in the air. But seals often don’t get the spotlight they deserve. With their big, ...

My guess is that it’s just an evolutionary accident. Humans are selected to find their own offspring “cute” – it’s a mechanism that is there to make sure we care for them. That means we have a ...