Pinnipeds, colloquially known as seals, are a widely distributed and diverse clade of fin-footed, semiaquatic marine mammals. They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member ...

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 ...

Officers stayed with the seal until he was transferred to the Mystic Aquarium, a marine aquarium about 55 miles east of downtown New Haven, for rehabilitation. Animal Rescue Program professionals took ...