Sweet P, a northern fur seal pup, pictured, was rescued from Newport Beach in October last year. She was released back into the ocean on Jan. 22. (Courtesy of the Pacific Marine Mammal Center) ...

Alaska's northern fur seal population for three decades has been classified as depleted, but the marine mammals are showing up in growing numbers at an unlikely location — a tiny island that ...

Fur seal pups on Bogoslof Island. NOAA. As their name suggests, northern fur seals boast dense, luxurious coats—and historically, that made them a prime target for hunters. . Exploitation by ...

A beloved seal at Mystic Aquarium has died. Adak, a northern fur seal, came to live at Mystic Aquarium as a pup in 2016 after ...

The newborn male northern fur seal pup born this summer at Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is seen snuggling with his mom, Kivli. The pup weighed 11.4 pounds when born on July 31.

The disappearance of northern fur seals from some temperate regions coincided with the arrival of Russian and European fur traders about 200 years ago. But in central and northern California, fur seal ...

A rare fur seal has been born at the New England Aquarium.The baby was born Tuesday night to 14-year-old Ursula, a rare northern fur seal and first time mom, according to the aquarium.The pup ...

A 9-month-old female northern fur seal that was released to the ocean earlier this month was rescued a second time after it became lost on its way to Alaska, according to the Marine Mammal Center ...

Commander, the Northern fur seal that charmed New England Aquarium visitors since his arrival in 2015, unexpectedly passed away earlier this year, the aquarium announced in a statement Monday.The ...

* Description: Fur seals have bodies streamlined for life in the sea. They have four limbs (unlike dolphins and whales, which have only two), but the arm and leg bones are relatively short and are ...

Alaska’s northern fur seal population for three decades has been classified as depleted, but the marine mammals are showing up in growing numbers at an unlikely location — a tiny island that forms the ...