Playful Australian fur seals were filmed diving through giant kelp forests alongside divers near Lime Bay State Reserve in ...

The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

A new study based on two decades of data shows what happens in an ocean ecosystem without great white sharks. Great white ...

But amid the thundering ten-foot waves and shattering spray, hundreds of northern fur seals played with nimble abandon. Noses aloft, flippers up, they bobbed in the swells, as buoyant and ...

In an unprecedented development, rabies has become endemic in Cape fur seals - the first documented case in marine mammals ...

The fur seal had come from Guanabara Bay and only stayed there for a few minutes before heading back out to sea, city authorities in Niterói reported. Last Wednesday, a fur seal appeared on ...

They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless, or true seals). Seals range ...

The rabies outbreak among Cape fur seals is ongoing, with little chance of ending naturally, experts have warned.

Beachgoers are urged to exercise caution if they encounter seals or seal carcasses along the coastline following the confirmation of rabies in Cape fur seals. State veterinarian for epidemiology ...

I was part of the Planet Earth III crew for one of its first shoots, to film interactions between great white sharks and Cape fur seals. Before joining the team, I’d spent nearly 15 years diving ...