Elephant Seals Almost Always Return Home to Give Birth

Returning to the same site to breed confers a risk of inbreeding with relatives, with the consequent genetic liabilities of ...
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Why Harassing Elephant Seals Is Illegal and Dangerous

Northern elephant seals are protected by federal law, and disturbing them during fasting and breeding can cause stress, ...
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Elephant seals flock to the Central Coast for mating, birthing seasons

It's elephant seal mating and birthing season and people from all over are coming to the Central Coast to watch these large ...
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Elephant seals remember their enemies

Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Elephant seals in our backyard

One of my favorite family traditions is driving out to Point Reyes National Seashore to see migratory elephant seals early every February at the peak of pupping season, when the population tops out ...
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How marine biologists are using elephant seals as nature's 'artificial intelligence'

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...
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What is the ocean's 'twilight zone' and how are elephant seals helping to monitor it?

Elephant seals are being used as nature's artificial intelligence to monitor the health of the oceans -- especially the little-known "twilight zone," an ecosystem abundant with fish that could soon be ...