Weddell seals are the most southerly breeding of all the mammals. Because they are air-breathing furry mammals, seals have to give birth on land (or ice). Seals can’t give birth in the water ...

Hugging its flippers tight into its body, the Weddell seal closed its eyes and appeared to fall into a deep, contented sleep. Shooting from a boat, Ralph tightly framed the sleeping seal against the ...

Researchers are exposing the secrets of the world’s southernmost mammal, the Weddell seal. These seals, found in Antarctica’s ...

A young Weddell seal takes a break in a breathing hole during swimming lessons with its mother. Photo taken under NMFS permit 21006-01 and ACA permit #2018-013 M#1. "Photo taken under NMFS permit ...

Japanese researchers in Antarctica are deploying Weddell seals fitted out with high-tech head-mounted measuring devices to survey waters under the thick ice sheet at the South Pole. It allows ...

One of the greatest challenges faced by the Antarctic team One of the greatest challenges faced by the Antarctic team of Frozen Planet II was filming Weddell seal mothers teaching their pups to swim.