Jun 13, 2024 · 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 …

These curious, playful seals would often play with fragments of plastic netting or packing straps, catching their necks in the webbing. The plastic harness can constrict the seal's movements, …

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 …

2013 “Grey Seals: Hooknosed Sea Pigs”- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Public Event- White Sharks/Grey Seals, Chasing the Cape’s Most Charismatic Predators. WHOI, August 7, …

Acoustic Recording Package Acoustic Recording Packages (ARPs), developed at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography Marine Physical Laboratory Whale Acoustics, are long-term, …

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 …

Fur Seals Conflageration Excitement in the water today!! We were making our way through the narrow Lemaire Channel, which should have been exciting enough in its topographical beauty, …

Jul 5, 2009 · Ribbons and beaus (and pups) Seeing ribbon seals up close was a special treat for researchers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy during a April 2009 cruise in the …

Jan 2, 2010 · Curious ribbons Researchers aboard the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker Healy spotted these two ribbon seals — a mother and her fat pup — during an April 2009 cruise to …

Nov 6, 2025 · In size, marine mammals range from small seals and porpoises to the largest animal that has ever lived, the blue whale. Many cetaceans and pinnipeds dive to remarkable …