In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in the hairy hides of animals like deer or boar to act […] ...

DESCRIPTION: The bearded seal gets its name from its thick, elegantly curled, and very abundant whiskers. It is the largest Arctic pinniped after the walrus, averaging 7.2 feet in length and 484 to ...

The Argentine black and white tegu lizard is a non-native, invasive species distributed throughout Florida through escapes or intentional captive animal or pet releases. They have been spotted in all ...

This Sept. 5, 2006, file photo shows a bearded seal in Kotzebue, Alaska. (Michael Cameron/NOAA Fisheries Service via AP, file) (CN) — The State of Alaska sued to reverse the National Marine Fisheries ...

Specifically, the skins were identified as coming from harbor seals, harp seals, and bearded seals. These findings contradict the previous belief that medieval book bindings were made exclusively ...

while the harp seal and bearded seal point to more northern regions such as Greenland, Iceland, or the Barents Sea. Today, the skins display a dark brown color, the result of hair degradation and the ...

The researchers noted that seal species varied, from harp, to harbor to bearded varieties. They were also able to trace the origin of the seals, from off the coast of Scandinavia, to Greenland ...

DESCRIPTION: Ringed seals, the most widespread Arctic marine mammal, have plump bodies decorated with prominent gray-white rings scattered across a light or dark gray coat. Adults vary widely in size ...