Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Over 23 million years ago, an ancient relative of modern seals ...

Pinnipeds -- a group including seals, sea lions and walruses -- are relatively recently derived marine mammals that evolved from terrestrial carnivorans and reentered the marine environment. Their ...

Pinnipeds comprise a diverse group of marine carnivores that include seals, sea lions and the walrus. Their evolutionary history is marked by a complex interplay of ecological, morphological and ...

Data resulting from an immunological study of relationships among fissiped and pinniped albumins show that albumin evolution has occurred in a regular fashion in these taxa. This finding allows the ...

The Maritime Aquarium welcomed a couple of new flippered friends to its Pinniped Cove exhibit in early January. The new Harbor seals, Feisty (a 33-year-old male) and Gracie (a 20-year-old female), ...

It’s a pinniped pup boom! At Drakes Beach on Point Reyes National Seashore, elephant seals have given birth in historic numbers, a welcome boon attributed to the season’s clement weather. In recent ...

As state officials raise the issue of whether to consider the removal of sea lions and seals for the sake of reviving endangered salmon populations, research continues on the mammals’ impacts. In ...

Dave Kastak, a researcher scientist in the Pinniped Cognition program at Long Marine Laboratory, died Jan. 12. Kastak had been part of the Long Marine Laboratory and marine mammal community for more ...

The tension is palpable as two marine life rescuers wait beneath a relentless July sun. They hold large boards with which to corner a mass of brown and flippers that remains as still as they are.