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.

Feb 14, 2025 · 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 …

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 …

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 …

Nov 16, 2023 · By Daniel Hentz Of the more than 6,400 known species of mammals, only one can claim the title of “southernmost living mammal,” and that’s the Weddell seal. Their evolutionary …

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 whiskers on…

Seal Whiskers Inspire Marine Technology The night approaches quickly. A harbor seal plunges into the water, diving deep as the sunlight recedes. Through the dark, turbid waters, she …

After some intense fieldwork on the barrier beach of Sable Island, Nova Scotia over the 2023-24 winter, Shero tracked tagged gray seal pups from the comfort of her lab at WHOI on Cape …