Life at SLO County elephant seal beach goes on despite threat of bird flu

The local pups, unaware of the spread of the highly pathogenic virus among their northern California cousins, are learning to ...
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Elephant seals remember their enemies

Elephant seals are huge, gray and blubbery. They have a big snout and a very distinctive voice. (SOUNDBITE OF ELEPHANT SEAL GRUNTING) SUMMERS: But despite the obvious differences, elephant seals ...
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Elephant seals lived 'from Cape Reinga to Bluff' before humans arrived - study

New research suggests a distinct lineage of elephant seals were well established in New Zealand at the time of human arrival. Joint senior author Associate Professor Nic Rawlence, director of the ...
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Avian flu detected in Bay Area northern elephant seal colony

The Bay Area is home to one of the world’s largest mainland breeding colonies for the Northern Elephant Seal. Photo from a previous breeding season. SAN FRANCISCO - A highly contagious strain of avian ...