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 ...

Males are much bigger than females. Males arrive on the breeding beach and fight to establish a mini-territory. The most desirable territories are near the sea but above the high water mark. That ...

The Office and After Life creator has blasted vile hunters who are killing brown fur seals so a part cant be sold as an ...

It is believed to be “Joca,” the same animal seen before on Ipanema Beach, and sighted by beach-goers on São Francisco Beach in Niterói. The fur seal had come from Guanabara Bay and only ...

An alarming rabies outbreak is spreading through South Africa's Cape fur seal population, raising fears of a potential marine ...

The rabies outbreak among Cape fur seals is ongoing, with little chance of ending naturally, experts have warned.

CAPE TOWN - The Cape Fur Seal population is in danger. A rabies outbreak is spreading through the ocean. Experts fear a far-reaching cross-species marine pandemic. READ: Rabies \| ...