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 ...

TOBA, Mie Prefecture--Images of a Baikal seal cub with a “human-like” face went viral after the Toba Aquarium in Mie Prefecture showed off its cute and friendly resident named Niko ...

This is a harp seal with a cub. Polar bears increasingly exchange ringed seal with harp seal and hooded seal in their diet and therefore become exposed to higher concentrations of contaminants.