Harbor seals off the coast of Alaska pick the icebergs on which they bask depending on the season, according to new research presented today at the American Geophysical Union’s annual meeting.

Harbor seals in icy regions rely on icebergs shed by glaciers for critical life activities. These floating ice platforms serve as safe spaces for giving birth, caring for young, and molting. However, ...

A recently dead harbor seal at Letnikof Cove is missing its head. Well, most of it. The skull bones are still there and ...

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee County Zoo on Thursday announced the death of "Ringo" the harbor seal, a longtime zoo resident. He died on Nov. 26 during surgery, and the zoo said final necropsy results ...

On Dec. 12, the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Society (VAMMR) released the final eight pups of the year in their ...

Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo Carpinteria’s Ad Hoc Harbor Seal Advisory Committee is considering recommending that the city close the Harbor Seal Rookery year-round for three years to ...

Just a few weeks after longtime Milwaukee County Zoo resident and visitor favorite Patti, the 55-year-old hippo, died, the zoo has announced the death of another longtime resident: Ringo, a harbor ...

The release notes that Ringo was the second-oldest living harbor seal in North American zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos & Aquariums, and far surpassed the 23-year median life expectancy ...