Ali, a 34-year-old male bull elephant, underwent a tusk removal procedure — the equivalent of a cavity filling in humans Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens Ali the bull elephant, who used to reside at ...

Elephant seal bulls are washing up at San Simeon Cove, Washburn beach and Moonstone Beach in Cambria. Unwary visitors may find that what appears to be driftwood is actually a live seal. They are ...

The male elephant seals at Point Reyes National Seashore are large and in charge. While they visit Point Reyes beaches at various times throughout the year, the real action happens during mating and ...

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A bull elephant seal saved a pup being swept out to sea at Point Reyes National Seashore in 2022, puzzling researchers. Photo by Lisha Riabinina via Unsplash A bull elephant seal on a California beach ...

Source: Esin Üstün, via Flickr. Distributed under a CC BY 2.0 license. Decades of research have emphasized the importance of matriarchs in leading elephant herds. A herd, made up of related female ...