The Galapagos fur seal is believed to be the smallest of its kind in the world, with an adult male weighing about 110 pounds (50 kg) and 5 feet 3 inches in length.

Banner image: An endangered Galápagos fur seal. (Credit: Andrew Turner) While most of the world’s oceans are warming due to climate change, a new CU Boulder study explains how the waters around the ...

The unique wildlife of the Galapagos Islands -- penguins, fur seals, swimming iguanas and flightless birds -- is profoundly threatened by climate change, scientists said on Wednesday.<BR><BR ...

Population dynamics of pinnipeds living in the tropical upwelling ecosystem of the Galapagos were strongly influenced by the 1982-83 Southern Oscillation-El Niño (EN) event which was the strongest ...

Parent-offspring conflict theory is well supported by theoretical arguments. However, empirical observations are often difficult to interpret and have contradicted one of its most appealing ...