Could it get any cuter than seal pup kisses? The U.S. Geological Survey and the U.S. Department of Interior this week shared a photo of a Weddell seal nuzzling up to what looked to be its mom in ...

Weddell seals, the southernmost born mammal ... The more likely explanation is that mom is teaching her pup how to swim and navigate in the 28-degree Fahrenheit water. Because much of the swimming ...

William Link of the U.S. Geological Survey captured the heartwarming moment involving the Weddell seal and her pup back in October. Link, a statistician, was helping researchers tag newborn seal ...

Weddell seals haul-out onto the fast-ice to rest and moult, and for females to pup. Weddell seals are incredibly placid sedentary animals. They can be approached without much apparent stress to ...

which it couldn’t get if it was born underwater. A Weddell seal mum has 6 weeks to teach her pup all he needs to know to go it alone.

A photo of a Weddell seal pup kissing its mom’s cheek in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is going viral on Instagram. The baby seal’s smooch was caught by U.S. Geological Survey scientist William Link.

A pup weighing just 65 pounds needs between 30 ... their mothers’ milk is almost exactly matched to the babies’ caloric needs. Weddell seal milk supplies about 39 grams of sugar per day.

A killer whale identifies a Weddell seal resting on an ice floe ... Alaska Department of Fish and Game holds a fuzzy ribbon seal pup in this 1978 photo. Stephanie Pappas is a contributing writer ...

Researchers are exposing the secrets of the world’s southernmost mammal, the Weddell seal. These seals, found in Antarctica’s Erebus Bay, live in rapidly changing environments. They can weigh ...

The photo is extraordinary. In waters near the Antarctic peninsula, an enormous humpback whale floats on its back, cradling a Weddell seal on its chest and elevating it above the ocean surface.