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Need for speed led to seal swim evolution
A need for speed led to some seals and sea lions evolving larger front flippers to help catch fast-swimming prey like penguins, Australian researchers say.
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Wildlife
Fighting for Australia’s precious sea pups
A radical trial treating a sinister parasite in newborn Australian sea lion pups could help rescue the species.
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Rescued seal returns to wild after Sydney storm
A young fur seal nicknamed ‘Elvis’ has been released back into the wild after being washed ashore by Sydney’s recent wild storms.
Wildlife
Seal takes a ride on a humpback whale
A seal takes a ride on a humpback whale off the NSW southern coast
Wildlife
Gallery: Australian sea lions
Australian sea lions and Australian and New Zealand fur seals are the only species that breed on and around Australia’s mainland and near-shore islands. Energetic creatures, these sea lions are contributing to the recently developed national Integrated Marine Observing System (IMOS), which employs oceanographic instrumentation on ships, moorings and buoys to map and monitor the marine environment right around Australia.
Wildlife
Secrets of the Australian sea lion revealed
Researchers brave the aptly named Dangerous Reef to undertake groundbreaking research on the rare – and playful – Australian sea lion.
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Fur seal populations on the road to recovery
Australian and New Zealand fur seal populations in Victoria are recovering after being on the brink
Wildlife
VIDEO: Antarctic wildlife
Penguins, elephant seals, and sea birds are in abundance in the Antarctic. Here are just some of them.