Locals and visitors can spot sea lions along the waterfront Astoria has become a bit noisier in the past month and that’s thanks to the California-native sea lions. The big-belly aquatic mammals ...

Seals are semi-aquatic marine mammals. They’re also known as pinnipeds, which means ‘fin-footed’, referring to the large flippers they have for arms and legs. Combined with their streamlined, ...

A sea lion is carried to an enclosure at the Marine Mammal Care Center, where 140 of the sick mammals have been cared for during the current harmful algal bloom. Sea lions and other ocean mammals in ...

This spring, Southern California experienced one of the longest toxic algal blooms on record. It sickened at least 1,500 animals in the region and the Marine Mammal Care Center in San Pedro, Calif., ...

DAVENPORT, Calif. >> On a spit of sand 12 miles north of Santa Cruz, a small, emaciated sea lion lay on its side. The only sign of life was the deep press of its flippers against its belly, relaxing ...

An unusually high number of disoriented marine mammals, sickened by a toxic algae bloom, are being found along Southern California’s coast, prompting concerns 2025 could be the deadliest year yet. As ...

With their bladed paws, wielded by a rippling mass of pure muscle, sharp eyes, agile reflexes, and crushing fanged jaws, lions are certainly not a predator most animals have any interest in messing ...