See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A video of an elephant diving into a swimming pool has delighted the ...

Elite free divers can hold their breath for 10 minutes after years of rigorous, sometimes dangerous training. Northern elephant seals practically live underwater, taking up to 90 minutes between ...

For the first time, scientists have recorded brain activity in a free-ranging, wild marine mammal, revealing the sleep habits of elephant seals during the months they spend at sea. The new findings, ...

May 13 – For elephant seals – one of the most distinctive of the 33 species that comprise the world’s seal family – it is hard work to stay fat. Scientists have conducted the most thorough study to ...

Using data captured by video cameras and smart accelerometers attached to female elephant seals, Taiki Adachi and colleagues show that the animals spend at least 80% of their day foraging for fish, ...

Researchers using a new type of tracking device on female elephant seals have discovered that adding body fat helps the seals dive more efficiently by changing their buoyancy. The study, published ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bio-logging electronic tag is seen attached to the head of a female northern elephant seal at Ano Nuevo State Park (Reuters) - ...