Paro is a realistic baby harp seal robot for use in therapy and social care. It is covered with anti-bacterial and soil-resistant artificial fur, and has a variety of sensors including tactile, light, ...

More than 70,000 seal pups have been clubbed to death at the start of the biggest slaughter on the Canadian ice floes for 50 years. Around 350,000 baby harp seals - a third of those born in the ...