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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
Creature Feature: Elephant Seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 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 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 Two distinct species, the Northern and Southern elephant seal
About Elephant seals - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Elephant seals’ large eyes are specialized to detect bioluminescent glimmers in low light, but they rely just as much on other senses to hunt and escape sharks and orcas in the twilight zone Their inner ears have adapted to amplify sound and adjust to pressure changes, while their whiskers (called vibrissae) help the seal locate prey and navigate—much like a cat’s whiskers
Marine Mammals - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution All Topics on Marine Mammals Seal Facts 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
Fascinating facts about emperor penguins - Woods Hole Oceanographic . . . Ocean Life Fascinating facts about emperor penguins We might chuckle at the sight of penguins waddling over ice, but these flightless birds would put Olympic swimmers to shame Learn more about emperor penguins, the largest penguin in the world and permanent residents of Antarctica An emperor penguin dives into the Antarctic water
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 their entire lives in the Arctic Hooded and harp seals spend summers in the Arctic, and harbor seals only occasionally venture north into the Arctic
Studying How Seals Adapt to Extreme Environments Could Lead to Benefits . . . Several aspects in the life history of seals that could provide significant insight into their reproductive physiology –as well as that of humans – include female seals’ ability to undergo lengthy fasting and lose about 30% of their body weight while nursing a pup
Emperor Penguins - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Their colonies are on the sea ice and they even breed on frozen sea The species plays a vital part of the Antarctic food chain – they eat small ocean creatures, and are an important source of food for predators like leopard seals and killer whales Emperor penguins are extremely vulnerable to a warming climate
Creature Feature: Penguins - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution About King Emperor Penguins Residents of the twilight zone are known for their nightly feeding frenzy at the ocean surface, but sometimes it happens the other way around Though they breathe air like we do, and they live mostly on Antarctic ice, Emperor penguins (as well as elephant seals and whale sharks) frequently visit the dark middle ocean in search of food— or to avoid becoming