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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
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…
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
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
Field research from the heart - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Heart Monitors for seal pups are helping scientists track animal health Images and captions, credits are here Woods Hole, Mass (February 14, 2025) -- Every winter, about 300,000-400,000 grey seals congregate on Sable Island - a remote location off the coast of Nova Scotia They breed and give birth to pups, who stay with their mothers while they nurse for only 15-20 days and then must learn
Seals and Wild Horses on Sable Island, Nova Scotia How far can a seal pup travel on its own in a month? Thanks to a satellite tag, WHOI biologist Michelle Shero can now answer that question: over 500 miles! After some intense fieldwork on the barrier beach of Sable Island, Nova Scotia over the 2023-24 winter, Shero tracked tagged gray seal pups from the comfort of her lab at WHOI on Cape Cod
The Deepest Divers - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution 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 digital tags temporarily suction-cupped to two species of beaked whales, researchers led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution tracked Cuvier’s beaked…