A sea lion with massive wounds from a shark bite should serve as a reminder to Dunedin beachgoers, experts warn.

But then I came around the corner, and all of a sudden, there's this big sea lion in the middle of the road," said Macdonnell. The male sea lion weighing an estimated 150 kilograms was first ...

Thousands of marine species from microscopic zooplankton to the largest cetaceans rely on sound for survival and many have evolved unique oral and aural adaptations. Understanding them better could ...

Hogle Zoo enlisted pinniped anesthesia expert James Bailey, DVM, to try to diagnose Diego. On October 5, 2024, Bailey and a ...

I thought I'd drive down the road, see nothing, and turn around. But then I came around the corner, and all of a sudden, there's this big sea lion in the middle of the road," said Macdonnell. The male ...

It is mostly a defensive strategy to protect their infants from bullying, testosterone-pumped male sea lions that patrol the haul-out beaches and could injure the offspring and stress the mother.