Cylinder seals were far more than ancient signatures. They fused art, power, and belief into objects that revealed exactly ...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — Like plenty of local boys before him, Neil has come home to the stretch of Australian coast where he was born. Unlike most of them, he trails fame, fans and property damage ...

Large, potentially dangerous animals in some cases have to be euthanised if there is risky behaviour by the public, wildlife official says Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...

His name is Neil the seal, and this year, he's gotten absolutely enormous - in size and in popularity. In case you haven't seen the viral videos, Neil is a five-and-a-half-year-old southern elephant ...

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

Like many adolescents with an outsized social media presence and a distinct lack of constructive peer support, Neil the seal is exhibiting performative behaviour that is causing serious concern to ...

Scientists have figured out the mystery of a purple seal spotted at Año Nuevo State Park. Resting on red algae turned the seal a light grape-juice color. The internet was quick to have fun with purple ...

Months after an avian flu outbreak swept through the elephant seal population at Año Nuevo State Park, another unusual sighting has emerged in the pinnipeds dwelling along the windswept coastline of ...

In the pristine, frigid realms of Earth’s polar regions, a dramatic predator-prey relationship unfolds beneath the ice. Orcas (Orcinus orca) and seals represent two highly adapted marine mammals who ...

A five-year-old elephant seal known as Neil has returned to land in Tasmania as part of his normal behavioural cycle. A video posted online shows the seal being coerced off a road by Tasmanian ...

Keala Settle achieved global fame as the bearded lady Lettie Lutz in the film The Greatest Showman. Her moving rendition of the anthem “This is Me” was a standout song in the movie, going on to win ...