Seals belong to a large clade of semi-aquatic animals called Pinnipeds. This clade also includes sea lions and walruses.

Some bark and moan. Many of the sea lions noticeably stare into space or crane their necks so that their whiskers point to the sky. “Stargazing” is what animal rescuers at the nonprofit call ...

Yann Martel's 2002 novel, also made into a 2012 Ang Lee film, gets a stage adaptation that is wondrously dreamy and profound.

These whisker-like tactile organs help ... reports often on plant and animal adaptations and recent discoveries in the ocean. Laurent Ballesta, a French diver, photographer, and marine biologist ...

Throughout history, humans have documented strange animal behaviors preceding natural disasters ... In 2004, during the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, witnesses reported elephants in Thailand and ...

Catfish have long barbels that resemble a cat’s whiskers, which extend from the sides of their ... They seem to prefer fresh food, but will also eat dead animals or fish that are available. Catfish ...

Fur seals are usually found on rocky shorelines and sea lions prefer sandy beaches. This pointy-nosed seal has long pale whiskers and a body covered ... When wet, kekeno look almost black. In some ...

MiCO database reveals how marine animals traverse oceans, connecting distant regions and impacting conservation efforts.

“We have to bring all the resources together." While the study provides a clear picture of all known deep-sea animals in the CCZ, it also shows everything we don’t know about biodiversity in ...

Microplas­tics have been found in marine animals across Singapore’s coastal ... fiddler crab (Austruca annulipes), garlic bread sea cucumber (Holothuria scabra) and synaptid sea cucumber ...