Marine mammals can hold their breath for extended periods underwater; the question is, how do they know when it's time to resurface?

A team of scientists with the Sea Mammal Research Unit, School of Biology, University of St Andrews, in the U.K. has found ...

Marine Mammal Stranding Center says the seal was admitted to the hospital on Feb. 19 after it was found consuming beach on ...

The sea mammals may actually be able to sense the amount of oxygen in their blood—something we humans can't do.

A photograph of a seal's flipper taken on a Norfolk beach has won a national photography competition. The image, titled Study of a Seal's Flipper, was taken by Paul Alistair Collins and won first ...

Staff at the National Aquarium Animal Care and Rescue Center are rehabilitating four young grey seals, hitting the center’s ...

As seals dive more frequently—and for longer—than humans do, the range of carbon dioxide in their bodies varies more widely.

A Harp seal who was recovering nicely at a NJ marine mammal stranding center after being rescued from a beach, has suddenly died.

Of the 407 animals the Marine Mammal Center responded to in 2024, 20% had been disturbed by people or dogs before being ...

Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes ...

Harp seals typically are found in icy parts of the Arctic and North Atlantic oceans, but one made it all the way to New ...