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A male elephant sale moves along the beach at Año Nuevo Coast Natural Preserve. Photo by Charles Russo. When biologist Patrick Robinson first spotted a dead elephant seal at Año Nuevo Coast Natural ...

A colossal elephant seal, weighing as much as a small car, has become an unlikely social media sensation and a source of both delight and destruction along Tasmania’s southern coast. Neil, a 1,000 kg, ...

If someone told you there’s a building in New Jersey shaped like a 65-foot-tall elephant, you’d probably assume they were either joking or had spent too much time in the Atlantic City casinos. But ...

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Neil the seal is making a splash on land! Watch this massive elephant seal as he cruises the neighborhoods of Tasmania, looking for more trouble to get into.

The beloved southern elephant seal, Neil the Seal, is back in Tasmania, causing havoc yet again and garnering fans through his antics. Video shows Neil flopping his blubbery body around on the street, ...

The elephant seal has been crushing fences, blocking traffic and bashing into parked cars, in what experts say is play-fighting behaviour Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our ...

Residents in Tasmania, Australia, are being warned to stay "about six Neils away" after a massive southern elephant seal ...