Seals and otters stay warm in cold water because their fur is ideally structured for trapping insulating air. These unique hairy surfaces could inspire the design of new kinds of textiles, such as wet ...

Their fur was used as a raw material for coats; their fat was used for oil lamps and cosmetics: right up to the end of the nineteenth century, millions of seals were being hunted and killed every year ...

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is among the most beloved sea animals, with its wet puppy dog eyes, big white whiskers, rolly poly gray body and slippery flippers. Unsurprisingly, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (FOX 5/KUSI) — Two young seals were rescued on different San Diego-area beaches just about a week apart. On Saturday, Jan. 3, ...

Every year, on March 22, nature enthusiasts and wildlife lovers come together to mark International Seal Day, a day dedicated ...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. In the Antarctic, the fur-seal population is booming. Having rebounded from near eradication by hunters in the 18th and 19th centuries, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s northern ...

Washington, DC -- Northern fur seals have experienced major changes in their behavior, ecology, and geographic range of over the past 1,000 years, according to a new study appearing in the May 21 ...

A team of researchers has documented major changes in the behavior, ecology and geographic range of the northern fur seal over the past 1,500 years using a combination of techniques from archaeology, ...