They are often used by marine mammals like seals, whales, and penguins as breathing holes. The “Maud Rise polynya” was studied by a collective team of researchers from the University of ...

I had long dreamed of taking a picture of a polar bear while it waited beside a breathing hole, hoping to grab a seal. I knew it would be a difficult photo to get, but here I could see it ...

They prefer drifting pack ice where the ice is in constant motion and avoid continuous, thick, landfast ice and unbroken, heavy, drifting ice where there are few breathing holes. RANGE: The bearded ...