The sea lions of the Galápagos are not ready to give up mother’s milk

For most mammals, growing up means giving up their mother’s milk. Then there are the sea lions of the Galápagos Islands.

These fully grown sea lions won't stop nursing, and scientists don’t know why

To rule out nutrient scarcity as a cause, he says you’d need to look not only at the quantity of food, but also the quality.

Rare sea reptile makes impressive 7,000-mile journey from tropics to northern seas and back

Leatherback turtle Riptide stunned researchers after completing a rare 7,000-mile migration from Panama to the North Atlantic ...

Woman Visits the Galápagos and All She Got Was This Exotic Eye Parasite

“Our clinical and epidemiologic findings show that the zoonotic eye fluke P. lacrymosus can infect humans in South America.
Capital Gazette

Gerald Winegrad: Tales of extraordinary wildlife encounters | COMMENTARY

This column was triggered by a recent article covering travel agents’ encounters with wild animals. The following accounts cover some of Carol and my wildlife meetings in our eco-travel around the ...
The New York Times

Team Races Against Time to Save a Tangled Sea Lion in British Columbia

Experts tracked the sea lion, which had a rope around its neck, for over a month before they were able to catch up to it in Cowichan Bay, Canada. By Rylee Kirk A team of marine mammal experts had ...
The Daily Astorian

Sea lions keep eating the salmon in the Columbia River

In Astoria, sea lions are an endemic presence along the Columbia River banks and especially along the Port of Astoria’s East Mooring Basin. The port has experimented with several nonlethal methods for ...
Popular Science

Female Galápagos birds flaunt their sexual partners. The males don’t seem to mind.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. A Galápagos bird species is stunning behaviorists with their ...
The Spokesman-Review

Lawmakers debate killing more sea lions to keep them from eating salmon in Columbia River

Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources spent nearly two and a half hours Wednesday ...
Oregonian

Sea lions keep eating the salmon in the Columbia River. Some lawmakers want to kill more of them

Pacific Northwest sea lions got the spotlight in a Congressional hearing last week. The U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Natural Resources spent nearly two and a half hours Wednesday ...
Digi Times

Singapore's SEA-LION AI model built on Alibaba Qwen signals shift from Meta

Alibaba Group's open-source Qwen model, recognized as a key player in the AI market, now forms the foundation of Singapore's large language model (LLM) SEA-LION. The latest version, Qwen-SEA-LION-v4, ...
Computer Weekly

Sea-Lion powering AI tools for migrant workers, local businesses

From a smartphone platform helping migrant workers in Thailand file grievances in their native tongues to helping businesses navigate the nuances of local dialects, Southeast Asia’s first artificial ...