Tasmania’s only known resident elephant seal has been evicted from a popular beach after taking up residence ashore. Known affectionately as Neil, the three-tonne seal surprised locals during the week with a visit to Kingston Beach in Hobart. Conservationists, wildlife biologists and a veterinarian moved the seal to “a more secluded location” to ensure his safety on…

Here is an amazing moment, captured on video by a wildlife photographer, showing his wife getting a great big “hug” from an elephant seal. That adorable embrace soon turned into a group hug when a few of the seal’s friends joined in. Chris Bray, 38, was on expedition in Gold Harbor on the island of…