The fur seal had come from Guanabara Bay and only stayed there for a few minutes before heading back out to sea, city authorities in Niterói reported. Last Wednesday, a fur seal appeared on ...

Seals are known for their playful, outgoing, and sometimes quirky behavior. As this video proves, encounters with seals while ...

An alleged fur seal killer has had his court hearing postponed due to delays in the prosecutor’s office, now facing an ...

Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...

In the middle of an active volcano at the bottom of the world, dozens of fur seals bask in blowing wet snow. They are mostly ...

A Tassie man accused of holding a fur seal captive for over a year before shooting it dead is now facing new charges. Get the latest. James Danny Young, 24, is accused of capturing an Australian ...

What do reindeer running through the streets, dog sled races, fireworks, and seal-hide blanket tosses have in common? They’re ...

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