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

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 ...

With their big, glossy black eyes and downy fluff, baby Weddell seal pups are some of the most adorable newborns in the animal kingdom. But these cute infants are far from helpless bundles of joy.

Caption A female Weddell seal lays on the ice with her pup in Antarctica. A new WHOI-led study shows that during lactation, female Weddell seals provide so much iron to their pups that the mothers ...

Weddell seals are exceptional divers that can reach depths of more than 900 meters (2,952 feet) with some dives lasting 96 minutes— well beyond their aerobic threshold. New research from the ...

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 Weddell is kind to us on our voyage ... Wild Antarctica expeditions run in Antarctica’s late summer, when playful fur seal pups, huge waddles of baby penguins and humpback whales are ...

This study investigated the use of a benzodiazepine in combination with an opioid agonist/antagonist for sedation in Weddell seal pups as part of a physiological study. Methods: During the 2017 and ...

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.