The Cape fur seal found its way to the road in Cape Town, South Africa, on December 21, local channel News24 reported. "It seems not even Cape Town's wildlife is immune to the Christmas spirit!" ...

Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's cry just two hours after birth, remarkably earlier than other mammals. For context, only about 40% of women can identify their baby's cry 24 hours after birth.

Along South Africa’s coast, an outbreak of rabies in seals was identified. It is the first time the virus has spread among marine mammals, namely in 24 Cape fur seals.

Two million Cape fur seals live along a 3,000km (1,864-mile) coastline stretching from southern Angola to Algoa Bay on the east coast of South Africa.

FILE — People walk past a dead Cape fur seal on Melkbosstrand beach near Cape Town, South Africa, Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Scientists in South Africa say they have ...

Cape Town - Increased aggression in Cape fur seals that has led to attacks on humans at Cape Town beaches, has been directly linked to the presence of rabies. This is among the findings by City ...

A Cape fur seal on Seal Island near Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Scientists are trying to work out how rabies was passed to the seals, ...

Beachgoers are advised to exercise caution as rabies becomes endemic among Cape fur seals in South Africa, with experts urging the public to avoid close encounters and report unusual behaviour.

Cape fur seals are abundant and play a fundamental role in the marine system. “The vast majority are living healthy lives. If a seal is ashore in a public place, ...

At least 24 Cape fur seals that were found dead or euthanized in various locations on South Africa's west and south coast had rabies, state veterinarian Dr. Lesley van Helden said.

Cape fur seals can recognize their pup's cry just two hours after birth, remarkably earlier than other mammals. For context, only about 40% of women can identify their baby's cry 24 hours after birth.