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Elephant seals nap while they dive, study finds, shedding new light on sleep
The Hill via Yahoo News· 1 year agoElephant seals avoid predators by sleeping while they dive, a new study has found. The research...
How is SLO County elephant seal doing after rescue from plastic strap? ‘A happy girl’
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoFreed from the plastic packing strap that was slowly strangling her, the elephant seal known as...
How winter storms threaten SLO County elephant seals in the midst of birthing season
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLess than half of the 5,000 pups born at Piedras Blancas each year will survive, but the rebound of the elephant seal population remains a huge success.
These are the 'hot spots' in California for seal, sea lion harassment
LA Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoA California sea lion yearling walks toward the water after being released back into the wild by...
How crafty orca whales hunt near submarine canyons
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 3 months agoTransient killer whale attacking a California sea lion off Big Sur, California. A distinct subpopulation of orca whales appears to be using specialized...
Meet the New Big 5 – the world's favorite animals to shoot with a camera
Digital Camera World via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe New Big 5 - a Bengal tiger moving at speed The New Big 5 is an international project I started...
Shark-killing orcas could be a signal of a changing ecosystem
Deseret News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoGreat white sharks have a new predator: the orca. Scientists have noticed this change and there’s a...
Orcas covered in scars left by ‘cookiecutter sharks’ may be new population, study says
Sacramento Bee via Yahoo News· 3 months agoA group of killer whales spotted hunting off the coast of California and Oregon over two decades may...
Even the SLO life gets old sometimes. Here are 12 cool things to do in 2024
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 4 months agoYou’ve hiked Bishop Peak. Kayaked Morro Bay. Sipped local wines. Oohed over monarch butterflies,...
Smith: A bucket-list trip to Kodiak Island brings bounties of adventure and wild harvests
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel via Yahoo Sports· 8 months agoKODIAK ISLAND, Alaska – We had walked just 100 yards on our first outing on Kodiak Island and there...