
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 …
Wind Water and Ice – Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2023年11月16日 · The deepest recorded Weddell seal dives have topped 3,000 feet (nearly 1,000 meters), the height of a skyscraper while the longest foraging dive was recorded at 96 …
The Deepest Divers - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
2007年7月3日 · For years, sperm whales and elephant seals were thought to hold world records for holding their breath under water. But those animals have nothing on beaked whales. Using …
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 …
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 …
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 …