Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2024年4月11日 · 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 …
Seal Whiskers Inspire Marine Technology – Woods Hole …
2016年1月27日 · 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 …
The value of iron for a seal - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2024年4月11日 · 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 …
The Return of the Seals – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2013年11月26日 · 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 …
Field research from the heart - Woods Hole Oceanographic …
2025年2月14日 · 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 …
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 …
2022年9月19日 · 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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Scientists and fishermen team up to film seals in fishing nets
2020年8月6日 · 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 …