This adorable sea lion has to eat five to eight percent of its body weight every day to stay healthy and hydrated. Over the ...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1, a virus that spilled over from birds into marine mammals along the coast of South ...

When the H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus was discovered on a poultry farm in Asia in 1996, there was little ...

A fast-moving bird flu outbreak is devastating marine mammals, with massive losses reported across South America’s coasts.

The ocean is home to an extreme variety of species and animals. This diversity results in amazing adaptations and appearances ...

Three sea lion pups who were once malnourished and struggling to survive were released back into the Pacific Ocean Friday in ...

A dolphin captured soaring above the sea led nature buffs to dub it the “Michael Jordan” of sea mammals for its incredible ups. The astonishing photo posted on the Pacific Whale Foundation’s Instagram ...

Huge die-offs of elephant seals occurred after the virus gained nearly 20 troublesome new mutations, scientists found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Elephant seals in South America died in massive numbers ...

Encounters with humans from 2017 to 2021 killed hundreds of Steller sea lions and other marine mammals that swim in Alaska waters, along with dozens of Alaska whales, according to a new federal report ...

The three sea lions rescued by the Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles were released on Friday, March 20, with a crowd ...

A nightmarish scene unfolded in the summer of 2023 across Los Angeles County beaches as hundreds of sick marine mammals washed ashore and became stranded in the sand. Beachgoers witnessed animals ...

Glittery sea worms and sea squirts fit for The Lord of the Rings universe might sound like pure fantasy, but they’re very real creatures living in the deep sea. Some of these otherworldly ocean ...