The spectacle runs from mid-December through March, drawing wildlife watchers eager for a glimpse of the largest seals on the ...

Each winter, thousands of massive northern elephant seals gather at California’s Año Nuevo State Park for their breeding ...

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

The Bay Area is home to one of the world’s largest mainland-breeding colonies for the Northern Elephant Seal, and breeding ...

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 ...

Brian Hackney reports on avian flu possibly affecting elephant seals. Website: YouTube: Facebook: Instagram: Twitter: ...

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals' population range has been shifting. Once ...

It’s one of Northern California’s most famous wildlife shows. Every year, up to 10,000 elephant seals — the giant, blubbery pinnipeds that can weigh 5,000 pounds, grow as long as a Toyota Corolla and ...

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 ...

Northern elephant seals gather in huge numbers at a few well-known Central Coast rookeries, including Año Nuevo, Point Reyes ...

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 ...