Beneath the icy waters of Antarctica lurks one of the ocean's most formidable predators. Leopard seals can grow over three meters long, weigh hundreds of kilograms, and use massive jaws to hunt ...

Polar bears seem like a scary predator in snowy climates, but in Antarctica, they don't reign supreme. Rather, this animal ...

For half a century, Gyaros was off-limits to the world as a military prison and naval firing range. Then came an astonishing ...

Weddell seal pups living in the Antarctic need to learn how to hold their breath and get in and out of the water.

Have you ever tried to talk to someone while underwater? No matter how loud you might shout, it always sounds muffled. But ...

Without so much as a wave of his flipper, Neil the boisterous young elephant seal departed Tasmania this week, leaving behind a legion of fans – and questions about what happens when he gets even ...

Months after an avian flu outbreak swept through the elephant seal population at Año Nuevo State Park, another unusual sighting has emerged in the pinnipeds dwelling along the windswept coastline of ...

HOUSTON — The Democratic Republic of Congo national team's arrival in Houston turned heads around the world, thanks to a set of leopard-print suits that quickly went viral. Now, the designer behind ...

A five-year-old elephant seal known as Neil has returned to land in Tasmania as part of his normal behavioural cycle. A video posted online shows the seal being coerced off a road by Tasmanian ...

Large, potentially dangerous animals in some cases have to be euthanised if there is risky behaviour by the public, wildlife official says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...

At first glance, a leopard, a cheetah and a jaguar can appear surprisingly similar. All three carry spotted coats, belong to the cat family and occupy the role of predator within their ecosystems.

Like many adolescents with an outsized social media presence and a distinct lack of constructive peer support, Neil the seal is exhibiting performative behaviour that is causing serious concern to ...