One day, during a game of hide-and-seek, my 5-year-old called out with concern from the master bedroom: “Mom! There is a skeleton in your closet!” “Those are Ziggy’s tusks, sweetheart!” I called back, ...

There are two species of elephant seals: northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) and southern and southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina). Elephant seals are the largest extant ...