Biologists require robust phylogenies to put findings in an evolutionary context, and recent decades have seen extensive use of usually sequence-based data for phylogenetic inference. Although ...

NORWALK, CT – Floor-to-ceiling windows offer great underwater views of the seals in “Pinniped Cove,” an enormous new seal habitat opening June 8 in The Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk. Guests also can ...

The Maritime Aquarium welcomed a couple of new flippered friends to its Pinniped Cove exhibit in early January. The new Harbor seals, Feisty (a 33-year-old male) and Gracie (a 20-year-old female), ...

Pinnipeds comprise a diverse group of marine carnivores that include seals, sea lions and the walrus. Their evolutionary history is marked by a complex interplay of ecological, morphological and ...

Pinnipeds -- a group including seals, sea lions and walruses -- are relatively recently derived marine mammals that evolved from terrestrial carnivorans and reentered the marine environment. Their ...

As state officials raise the issue of whether to consider the removal of sea lions and seals for the sake of reviving endangered salmon populations, research continues on the mammals’ impacts. In ...

Researchers have found a fossilized ancestor of modern seals and sea lions that they say represents an evolutionary step in the organisms' transition from land-dwelling mammals to the aquatic ...

Three rehabilitated sea lion pups will be returned to the sea in Redondo Beach Friday morning. The release will coincide with a news conference on the Redondo Beach Pier at 100 Fisherman’s Wharf, ...