Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Apr 11, 2024 · Western Atlantic gray seal bulls can reach 2.5–3.3 meters (8.2–11 feet) in length and weigh as much as 400 kilograms (880 pounds); cows are much smaller, typically 1.6–2.0 …
The value of iron for a seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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 …
Weddell seals in the Antarctic strategically time their most extreme ...
Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 29, 2024) – Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is home to the southernmost population of the world’s southernmost living mammal – the Weddell seal. These seals may …
Field research from the heart - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
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 …
The Return of the Seals – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Nov 26, 2013 · Then the federal Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 outlawed seal killing. Gradually the seal population recovered and is now thriving. A 1994 survey spotted 2,035 …
Seals and Wild Horses on Sable Island, Nova Scotia
Seal pups are fully weaned at 18 days old, and spend up to three weeks living off their fat stores until they take to the sea to forage on their own. Shero and her colleagues are investigating …
Is sea-level rise exaggerated? - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
Sep 19, 2022 · Cazanave, A., et al. 2018. Global sea-level budget 1993-present. Earth System Science Data, vol. 10. doi: 10.5194/essd-10-1551-2018.
Early seal gets the fish: Secret hunting habits of Weddell seals are ...
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1972 outlawed seal killing. Gradually the seal population recov-ered and is now thriving. A 1994 survey spotted 2,035 seals in Cape Cod waters; by 2011, the National Marine Fisheries …
Edge of the Arctic Shelf - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
The bearded seal (Erignathus barbatus) is the largest arctic seal, and bears the closest similarity to walrus. They are bottom feeders and have prominent whiskers. The ringed seal (Phoca …