Seals are semi-aquatic marine mammals. They’re also known as pinnipeds, which means ‘fin-footed’, referring to the large flippers they have for arms and legs. Combined with their streamlined, ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Short, and dark, and young, and tired, the seal on Ipanema was basking ... The fur seal on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic beach was turning heads of locals and tourists alike Wednesday ...

Auckland Zoo has euthanised geriatric fur seal Ōrua, a much-loved animal rescued from certain death in the wild as a pup in 2006. Photo / Auckland Zoo There are no longer any seals or sealions in New ...

Two rehabilitated Guadalupe fur seals, a male found on a rock outcropping off Laguna Beach and a female found on a dock in San Pedro, have been released back into the ocean by an animal care team from ...

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Three marine mammals found in need of help in Southern California this spring have been released back into the Pacific Ocean after a successful rehabilitation, SeaWorld San ...

A fur seal on a railway track near Wellington disrupted traffic until wildlife officials moved the “rogue” animal to a beach. Photo from New Zealand's Department of Conservation People in New Zealand ...

A documentary that premiered on 11 January 2025, unpacks the first rabies outbreak in marine animals, affecting Cape fur seals along South Africa’s coast. This rare crisis, linked to jackal-to-seal ...

The last remaining seal in a New Zealand zoo has been euthanised. Auckland Zoo announced its 20-year-old subantartic fur seal named Ōrua was euthanised on Thursday. The zoo said Ōrua was close to the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Short, and dark, and young, and tired, the seal on Ipanema was basking … The fur seal on Rio de Janeiro’s iconic beach was turning heads of locals and tourists alike Wednesday ...