
Nov 13 - By Associated Press
The seals can stay and play at a La Jolla swimming cove.

Sep 16 - By Associated Press
Three animal rights activists protesting seal hunting have been arrested in front of the Canadian embassy in Washington.

Jul 23 - By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Writer
A colony of sleepy harbor seals dozed through the morning Thursday unaware that a nearby emergency court hearing could lead to a very rude awakening indeed: amplified recordings of yapping dogs to chase them off their sunny beach.

Jul 20 - By Gillian Flaccus, Associated Press Writer
The city of San Diego said Tuesday it will go to court to ask a state judge to lift an order requiring the immediate removal of a colony of federally protected harbor seals from a La Jolla cove.

May 26 - By Associated Press
Canada's governor general ate a slaughtered seal's raw heart in a show of support to the country's seal hunters, a display that a European Union spokeswoman on Tuesday called "too bizarre to acknowledge."
May 23 - By Associated Press
Officials in San Diego who want to prevent seals from taking over a popular beach are hoping that a dog's bark is worse than its bite.
May 8 - By Associated Press
Seal and Heidi Klum are expecting a baby girl.

Apr 22 - By Malcolm Ritter, AP Science Writer
Scientists say they've found a "missing link" in the early evolution of seals and walruses — the skeleton of a web-footed, otter-like creature that was evolving away from a life on land. Those feet and other anatomical features show an early step on the way to developing flippers and other adaptations for a life in the sea, the scientists said.
Apr 15 - By Associated Press
A Florida military museum wants to acquire objects from Sunday's rescue of an American hostage by Navy SEAL snipers.
Apr 6 - By Associated Press
Grammy Award winner Seal was scratched from his opening-day assignment to sing the national anthem when rain washed out Monday's game between the Boston Red Sox and Tampa Bay Rays.
Jan 7 - By Associated Press
Life is a big buffet for a young seal with a talent for breaking and entering. A young harbor seal somehow broke into a fish hatchery on Cape Cod on Tuesday and turned the place into an all-you-can-eat buffet.
Nov 10 - By Associated Press
Firefighters extinguished a blaze on a SEAL submersible that was undergoing maintenance in a shore-side facility at Pearl Harbor, Navy officials said Monday.

Aug 11 - By Randolph E. Schmid, AP Science Writer
Bitter cold and floating sea ice long frustrated scientists seeking to study the ocean around Antarctica in winter. The solution: Send in the seals. The polar regions are expected to be especially sensitive to climate change, but collecting data has been a problem, especially in the wind-whipped Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.

Jun 23 - By Sara Kugler, Associated Press Writer
A presidential seal graphically altered with symbols representing Barack Obama's campaign of change was just for one-time use and will not be used again, a spokeswoman for the Democrat's campaign said Monday.

Jun 6 - By Jaymes Song, AP Sports Writer
Federal officials have confirmed what biologists have long thought: The Caribbean monk seal has gone the way of the dodo.
Mar 10 - By Allison Hoffman, Associated Press Writer
An appeals court sided with animal activists Monday and allowed San Diego to keep a barrier that protects nursing harbor seals at a popular beach cove.

Feb 12 - By Matthew Lee-130919, AP Writer
Conspiracy theorists take note: The myths surrounding one of America's oldest and most enduring national symbols are about to be debunked ... if you believe the government, that is.
Jan 31 - By Chelsea J. Carter, Associated Press Writers
The Navy is investigating the death of a SEAL who was killed during a live-fire training exercise in Mississippi.
Jan 20 - By Associated Press
Visitors can now see the Los Angeles Zoo's newest attraction, but he can't see them.
Jan 14 - By Associated Press
A wayward seal is back in its ocean home after making its way onto land, crossing several front yards and a horse pasture, and straddling a state highway in eastern Maine.

Nov 16 - By Alicia Quarles, Associated Press Writer
For a man who built his career on singing ballads, Seal's new album, "System," is surprisingly upbeat.
Oct 5 - By Associated Press
A blind harbor seal rescued off Cape May Point in February is headed for LA.

Apr 12 - By Associated Press
Nibbles the elephant seal is defying his tame nickname by killing smaller seals, menacing a kayaker and chomping on a surfer and a dog on the northern California coast.

Oct 13 - By Thomas Watkins, Associated Press Writer
A Navy SEAL sacrificed his life to save his comrades by throwing himself on top of a grenade Iraqi insurgents tossed into their sniper hideout, fellow members of the elite force said.
Sep 15 - By Associated Press
A wayward Arctic ice seal was found Friday on a beach in southern North Carolina, far from its usual habitat.