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- Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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 fish and krill, under the ice, and use the ice surface for rest and to have their pups (Photo by Peter Kimball, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
- 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 . . .
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 Germany began to explore that theory They conducted experiments in which they placed a blindfold and earmuffs on a seal
- 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
- Studying How Seals Adapt to Extreme Environments Could Lead to Benefits . . .
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 intervention for human pregnancies with gestational diabetes, the article indicates
- Caught on camera: Scientists and fishermen team up to film seals in . . .
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 community to record and observe this behavior with the hopes of mitigating marine mammal bycatch
- The value of iron for a seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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 analysis, the researchers can identify different signatures in a seal’s whiskers and match them to potential prey items
- Seal Spy - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
A 3D model of gray seals, shown here, enables scientists to take body mass measurements of each animal (example outlined in green) (Photo by Michelle Shero, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution)
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