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18 Nov 2025

Bird flu wipes out nearly half of elephant seals at South Georgia

Photo by Anchor Lee Bird flu has caused a 47% decline in breeding female southern elephant seals at South Georgia, wiping out around 53,000 individuals at the world’s largest colony of the species, scientists have warned. The remote sub-Antarctic island is home to 54% of the global breeding population of southern elephant seals, with […]

25 Apr 2023

Have you ever wondered how seals sleep at sea?

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For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea. The new findings, published April 20 in Science, show that while elephant seals may spend 10 hours a day sleeping on the beach during the breeding season, they […]