Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jun 13, 2024 · Seals like this one photographed during the Sea Ice Physics and Ecosystem Experiment (SIPEX-II) in Antarctica, depend on sea ice to survive. They hunt for food, such as …
Weddell seals in the Antarctic strategically time their most extreme ...
Oct 29, 2024 · New research shows Weddell seals avoid making extreme dives for prey during midday, allowing the seals to keep diving over and over without having to pause for long. This …
The Return of the Seals – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Nov 26, 2013 · WHOI biologist Rebecca Gast examines whether the recovered and thriving population of gray seals in Cape Cod waters has affected water quality off the beaches they …
Creature Feature: Elephant Seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
About Elephant seals You may have seen (and heard) elephant seals on a beach: roaring, clumsy and (let’s face it) terrifying as they jostle for mates. These enormous, blubbery marine …
The value of iron for a seal
Apr 11, 2024 · The seals’ whiskers act as a sort of dietary timeline, incorporating molecular signatures from various food sources as they grow. Using a technique called stable isotope …
Studying How Seals Adapt to Extreme Environments Could Lead …
However, seals appear to manipulate how glucose is transferred between maternal and fetal blood differently from all other animals studied to date and may provide insight into early …
Seal Whiskers Inspire Marine Technology - Woods Hole …
Jan 27, 2016 · Could seals also use their whiskers to “feel” the surrounding water patterns to track fish that swim by? In the early 2000s, marine biologists at the University of Rostock in …
Edge of the Arctic Shelf - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Seals (family Phocidae) Five types of seals spend at least some time in arctic waters: bearded seal, ringed seal, harp seal, hooded seal, and harbor seal. Bearded and ringed seals spend …
Caught on camera: Scientists and fishermen team up to film seals …
Aug 6, 2020 · Seals find ease in taking a meal already ensnared in wall-like gillnets cast by fishermen, but at what cost? WHOI biologist Andrea Bogomolni works with the fishing …
The Deepest Divers - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Jul 3, 2007 · For years, sperm whales and elephant seals were thought to hold world records for holding their breath under water. But those animals have nothing on beaked whales. Using …