Elephant seals mate before the females leave the beach on their short migration. They’ll return to the beach, fatter, in May. Christine Heinrichs Valentine’s Day has passed, but mating season for ...

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 ...

Some call them losers — but any seal that lives long enough to be a contender is a success, one columnist writes.

A new study highlights the impressive biomechanics and suction power of an elephant’s most defining appendage. By Richard Sima An elephant’s trunk is a marvel of biology. Devoid of any joints or bone, ...