To see what's so remarkable about seals and sea lions, dive in with ​caretakers at Smithsonian's National Zoo. They'll show us how they interact with these intelligent creatures and introduce us to a special gray seal who's also a U.S....

Marine mammals are famously large, but why is that? And is there a polar bear-sized sea otter in our future?

The marine reptiles Ichthyosaurs arose after The Great Dying, which wiped out at least 90 percent of life in the oceans, changing the seas forever and triggering a new evolutionary arms race between predator and prey.

This video provides an overview of seals and sea lions, highlighting their diverse species, habitats, behaviors, and reproductive strategies. It explores their role as top predators in the ocean and emphasizes the importance of these...

The Under the Sea Song for kids is a science song that teaches young children all about the animals that live in the ocean. The Under the Sea song helps children learn interesting information about different fish, mammals, and other sea...

This educational video provides an engaging and informative look into the world of sea otters. Viewers learn about the physical characteristics of sea otters, their playful nature, and their unique behaviors such as using tools to open...

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir talks about her path to becoming an astronaut, her education in biology and space, her research studying marine mammals and birds in Antarctica, and her training to prepare for her first space mission. HWHAP...

Sunning themselves on rocks or waddling awkwardly across the beach, it's easy to think of sea lions more as sea house cats. But don't be fooled by their beachside behavior. Under the waves, sea lions are incredible endurance hunters,...

Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn all about an amazing aquatic mammal you may not have heard of before: the manatee!

Peter Tyack of Woods Hole talks about a hidden wonder of the sea: underwater sound. Onstage at Mission Blue, he explains the amazing ways whales use sound and song to communicate across hundreds of miles of ocean.

If you're near a sea lion, chances are you'll hear its distinctive bark before you see it. Here, caretakers at Smithsonian's National Zoo explain why they make these sounds and what they're trying to say. From: WILD INSIDE THE NATIONAL...

​​If you were asked to tell the difference between these similar sea mammals, could you? Caretakers at Smithsonian's National Zoo show us how. #ZooQs From the Series: Wild Inside the National Zoohref='http://bit.ly/2y61TUM'...

When the ancestor of cetaceans went back into the water some 50 million years ago, it left a few things behind—including the functioning of certain genes that seem like they’d be hard to live without.

Learn some curious facts about the majestic manatee.

Sea lions are fascinating marine mammals found worldwide, with six distinct species such as the Californian sea lion and the Australian sea lion. They are well-adapted for life in the water with strong flippers and the ability to...

Get to know this large marine mammal.

Get to know this large marine mammal.

This video provides an informative and engaging description of sea lions, highlighting their characteristics, behaviors, and similarities to seals.

Get to know this large marine mammal.

Get to know this large marine mammal.

Get to know this large marine mammal.

Scientists have known for some time that certain animals can breathe using their butts, but now, researchers have determined that certain mammals can too! And in very much other news, researchers in Washington state have developed a new...

We still don't know a lot about the deep sea, but thanks to the help of three dead alligators, we know more about the diets of some of the creatures that live there.

SciShow News takes you to the depths of the Earth, where the world’s most abundant mineral is found, and to the Arabian Sea, where a strange population of whales has been living in isolation for 70,000 years!