World’s Most Endangered Sea Mammal Reappears With Babies: 'This is Hope in Action' ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN DIEGO – In 1959, the Navy stood up its Marine Mammal program here. With one dolphin, researchers set out to study how fast the ...

Unlike most marine mammals, sea otters are primarily insulated by fur, not blubber. In fact they have the densest fur in the animal kingdom. Sadly that thick, resplendent coat has also given otters ...

Discover what makes marine mammals unique and why they need our protection. California's coastal waters are home to some of nature’s most remarkable creatures - marine mammals like seals, dolphins, ...

Diving in a kelp forest in Monterey Bay recently, I watched a tubby 200-pound harbor seal follow a fellow diver, nibbling on his flippers. The diver, a graduate student, was using sponges to collect ...

Whales, dolphins and other marine mammals are highly social, but those social ties can also help diseases spread through ...