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- Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Seals are pinnipeds, a group of animals with three separate families—phocidae, otaridae, and odobenidae—that are the only mammals that feed in the water and breed on land
- Weddell seals in the Antarctic strategically time their most extreme . . .
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 allows them to spend almost all of their time underwater, foraging under high-light conditions, which is best for visual hunters (Michelle Shero, ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- Seal Whiskers Inspire Marine Technology - Woods Hole Oceanographic . . .
The night approaches quickly A harbor seal plunges into the water, diving deep as the sunlight recedes Through the dark, turbid waters, she searches for fish Suddenly, the whiskers on her right cheek begin vibrating And she’s off Heather Beem is closely examining seal whiskers for insights to design new…
- Creature Feature: Elephant Seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
These enormous, blubbery marine mammals awkwardly belly-flop around on land, but are elegantly adapted for life in the twilight zone—where they spend 90% of their at-sea time
- Studying how seals adapt to extreme environments could lead to benefits . . .
A female grey seal nursing her pup on the beaches of Sable Island, Nova Scotia Gray seals give birth once a year and females will quickly lose ~30% of their body mass while the pup triples in size during a short nursing period of only 15-20 days
- The value of iron for a seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Most seal pups don’t make it through their first year, and the researchers want to figure out whether higher iron intake makes a difference in the pups’ survival “Everyone has been focused on the abundance of prey and how many calories seals are able to take in, but maybe just as important is getting the iron that they need,” Shero said
- The Return of the Seals – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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 frequent
- Study Looks at Gray Seal Impact on Beach Water Quality
Scientists from the newly created Northwest Atlantic Seal Research Consortium (NASRC) are using data collected by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) to investigate whether seals may impact beach water quality along Outer Cape Cod A growing population of gray seals has been cited as the reason for beach…
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