Seal Cam Reveals Squid Escape Predators By Dazzling Them With Light In The Inky Depths

Jun 13, 2024 · 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.

Jan 27, 2016 · 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 …

Creature Feature: Elephant Seal 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.

Oct 29, 2024 · 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 …

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 …

Apr 11, 2024 · 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 …

Feb 14, 2025 · WHOI engineers adapted an off-the-shelf component to develop a prototype heart monitor for field research. ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution But this year, a small pilot …

Nov 26, 2013 · 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 …

To help address these concerns, a group of scientists, fishers, and resource managers created the Northwest Atlantic Seal Consortium in 2012. Its goal is to get and share knowledge on the …

The ringed seal (Phoca hispida) is the smallest arctic seal, and most common. They feed on shrimp, krill, and other small crustaceans. The harp seal (Phoca groenlandica) is a deeper …