Northern elephant seals sleep while drifting hundreds of metres below the sea surface - at depths where their predators do not usually lurk. US researchers tracked the animals, recording their ...

On this week's episode of the Best of Quirks & Quarks with Bob McDonald: digging through dino poop, lead made Romans dumber, elephants use tools, and happy rats ...

Elephant seals drift downwards into the ocean in a "sleep spiral" to catch up on sleep while on months-long foraging trips but are programmed not to drown, according to a new study. The seals fall ...

The species is the world’s second-largest seal, topped only by the southern elephant seal. Male northern elephant seals may reach 13 feet long (4 meters) and weigh up to 4,500 pounds (2,000 kg).

They find refuge on quiet stretches of sand — also known as “bachelor beaches” — where they can rest and heal their battle wounds. Some call them losers, but I reject that. Any seal that lives long ...

Every year, elephant seals undertake a seven-month-long migration into the open sea, and must carefully navigate the treacherous waters to make sure they eat enough and don't get eaten.

Elephant seals off B.C. coast used sonar equipment as 'dinner bell,' researchers say University of Victoria researchers said their study provides a rare glimpse into the species' underwater behaviour ...

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has confirmed that Victoria’s favourite stair-climbing, beach-lounging elephant seal is back in town, less than a week after he was relocated. The two-year ...