Haddad explained that it's not out of the ordinary to see a bull of one species of seal courting the female of another species and herding her into his harem. It's even possible that a seal might ...

Dimorphic pinnipeds such as the Steller's Sea Lion and Northern Fur Seal typically mate in a harem, with one male pinniped presiding over a larger community of female mates. This behavior is not ...

An elephant seal harem at dusk on a sandy beach in Península Valdés in 2024. Following the massive outbreak of HPAI in 2023, only about a third of the reproductive females returned to the colony in ...

In their breeding area, males collect a harem of 40 to 50 females. Males battle to define and defend their territory. Elephant seals were once hunted for their oil to the point where they were ...

For instance, in the case of Steller's sea lion and the northern fur seal, one male usually mates with a group, or "harem," of females. You may like 'Hairy books' were covered in sealskin by ...

(SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL CALL) GONYEA ... He was able to hold the same harem on the beach year after year for several years, which is pretty rare in the system. So once he had a very ...

Richard, a filmmaker, said: "One of the seals arrived at the beach, hoping to become the beach-master and gain access to the the current beach-master’s harem of females." Mexican security chief ...

By rushing down the beach like David Hasselhoff in “Baywatch,” this lifeguard of a seal was not only abandoning his harem of females but also expending valuable energy. This led Dr. Allen to ...

Elephant seals are not only a conservation success ... strongest males mate with between 20 and 50 females, which form a harem. The females give birth roughly 11 months later, then spend about ...

Seal numbers increased from 1.3 million to 1. ... “By taking out the biggest bulls in the group, you are messing with the harem structures in the groups,” he said. “Normally a big bull ...