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 ...

A sea creature who was rescued as a baby is now “all grown up” and “thriving” as an adult back in the wild, California officials said. The creature, a Guadalupe fur seal nicknamed Sallyfur ...

Fur seals, which have thick fur ... its hind flippers are used to propel itself underwater with speeds up to 23 miles per ...

Cape fur seals are a social species and live close together in large colonies. Many divers and open-water swimmers recall their playful and friendly behaviour when encountering them in previous ...

On the west coast of South Africa, cape fur seals challenge themself against heat, hunger, and severe ocean storms to gather in great numbers to breed and raise their young ones.

A Guadalupe fur seal was spotted in the wild years after she was rehabilitated and released from a marine hospital in 2017, officials said. Bill Hunnewell The Marine Mammal Center A sea creature ...