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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)
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
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
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
How Do Marine Mammals Avoid the Bends? - Woods Hole Oceanographic . . . Deep-diving whales and other marine mammals can get the bends - the same painful and potentially life-threatening decompression sickness that strikes scuba divers who surface too quickly A new study offers a hypothesis of how marine mammals generally avoid getting the bends and how they can succumb under stressful conditions
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 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…