Snuggling isn't common seal behavior, but this one shows plenty of affection for one lucky scuba diver. Here's what it means.

The baby male gray seal was discovered Sunday near the downtown of New Haven, Connecticut, Officer Christian Bruckhart told USA TODAY in an email. Although the seal was far from its natural habitat, ...

The large northern fur seal, found in chilly northern waters, was hunted to near extinction during the 19th century. These animals were protected by law in 1911, and populations later rebounded to ...

The gray seal, later coined with the name Chappy, entered the Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Clinic on Feb. 16 after being found stranded on the streets of New Haven, according to a Facebook post by ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Mystic Aquarium picked up a seal in New Haven after the state's Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) found it in the city Sunday. It is currently unclear ...

Zoos are ramping up protections for their animals, after a seal died in February, from the avian flu. Blue, the 21-year-old harbor seal died at Buttonwood Park Zoo, in New Bedford. He was known ...