The mitochondrial DNA sequences analyzed in laboratories in York and Copenhagen indicate that the harbor seals came from current populations in Scotland, Norway, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea, while the ...

A rescued harp seal that seemed to be on the road to recovery ... Seals sometimes eat sand when stranded on beaches, confusing it for the snow and ice they usually consume to stay hydrated ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has found.

Specifically, the skins were identified as coming from harbor seals, harp seals, and bearded seals ... Researchers suspect this could be due to the Little Ice Age, which caused Norse settlements ...

Some species, like the harp seal, nurse their pups on the ice for only a few weeks, providing nutrient-rich milk that allows the pups to quickly gain weight. Others, like the grey seal, may have a ...

After that, the female harp seals leave their pups on the ice and start breeding again. The harp seal pup faces a tough start in life. After being abruptly weaned, it’s left stranded on the ice for ...

A concerned resident sent a video of the seal — which seems to be a harp seal based on its markings — to the Advance/SILive.com. The resident gingerly circled the sea creature while recording ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Florida law enforcement agencies announced over the weekend that they made nearly 800 arrests in a multiday immigration enforcement operation.

A seal pup somehow survived scooting across all four lanes of Coastal Highway south of Delaware Seashore State Park recently. The Lewes-based nonprofit Marine Education, Research and Rehabilitatio ...