March 23 – 27 is Seal and Sea Lion Week at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association. Those who know Astoria know the sound of a sea lion’s bark. Even […] ...

Neuroscientists have uncovered new insights into a key evolutionary question: Why can humans talk when most animals can't?

A SeaWorld San Diego expert said on Monday that a pair of sea lions that sent dozens of San Diego beachgoers running in fear last week were likely chasing each other, sparring over their rights to ...

There are three extant families of pinnipeds—the otariids (sea lions and fur seals), phocids (true seals), and odobenids (walruses). Steller sea lions are members of the Otariidae family. The otariids ...