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 ...

Humans are the only mammals that have hair on their heads but very little hair on the rest of their bodies. Three reasons humans have hair may be to protect our heads from the sun, to keep our heads ...

Winter is birth and breeding season for elephant seals on California’s Central Coast. Weather and king tides always pose risks, but this season’s storms have been particularly damaging. Many seal pups ...