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

Surrounded by the Bering Sea, the island’s steep, grassy slopes are covered in shrubs, lichen, and wildflowers, ending in rocky beaches ... first hunted walrus at Qayassiq in 1997, though ...

the area’s first walrus sighting in 25 years, marine experts said. Lorn Macrae Photo from the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust Scanning the rocky coastline of Scotland, a local fisherman ...

An orphaned baby walrus found abandoned is getting a new lease on life after she was rescued from a remote corner of Alaska. The female Pacific walrus, who has not yet been named, was found ...

A baby walrus was found lost and alone along the North Slope of Alaska with little hope for survival. Now, in a rare and "exceptional" rescue attempt, he's being raised and nursed — with 24/7 ...

state and county agencies together to protect the seals. Most of the beach was cordoned off, with caution signs, to create a safety corridor around the pair. In June, Rocky gave birth to a pup at ...

As she paddled in, the pup got close to her, leading Rocky's maternal protective instincts to kick in, and she attacked the woman. Native only to the Hawaiian archipelago, Hawaiian monk seals are ...

How experts at SeaWorld Orlando are caring for an orphaned baby walrus, found injured and alone in Alaska Virginia Chamlee is a Politics Writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE for three ...

Norway's popular attraction, Freya the walrus, was euthanized for safety reasons early Sunday, authorities in Norway said. The decision comes after the country's Directorate of Fisheries warned ...