Past cycles of climate change, along with human exploitation, have led to only small and isolated stocks of Atlantic walrus remaining. The current population is at high risk of the same issues ...

A new discovery by a team of paleontologists, led by Dr. Mathieu Boisville (University of Tsukuba, Japan), has uncovered a new species of the extinct genus Ontocetus from the Lower Pleistocene ...

Satellites floating in outer space are game-changing tools for studying animals on Earth. Biologists have been able to track the migration of birds, monitor whale populations, and study penguin poop ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ontocetus posti has post-canine teeth, a larger lower canine, and a fused and short mandibular symphysis. [Related: Abandoned ...

A fisherman in Hebrides spotted Arctic creature sunbathing on the rocks, the area’s first walrus sighting in 25 years, marine experts said. Lorn Macrae Photo from the Hebridean Whale and Dolphin Trust ...

This year I have added a small section of fossils to the Oceanarium with one unusual specimen. Tom Testaverde was fishing his stern trawler, the fishing vessel Midnight Sun, in about 50 fathoms (300 ...

You can help climate researcher keep track of these marine mammals as their habitats are threatened by climate change. Credit: Paul Souders via getty images We love a good photo hunt, and we love it ...

Although an extinct animal was from a different group of marine mammals, an examination of fossils showed it evolved a way of eating that was very similar to that of modern walruses. By Asher Elbein ...