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Bookmark or Share- Seal Whiskers Inspire Marine Technology – Woods Hole Oceanographic ...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 her right cheek begin vibrating. And she’s off. Heather Beem is closely examining seal whiskers for insights to design new…
- Is sea-level rise exaggerated? - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionCazanave, A., et al. 2018. Global sea-level budget 1993-present. Earth System Science Data, vol. 10. doi: 10.5194/essd-10-1551-2018.
- Seal Facts - Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionWestern 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 meters (5.2–6.6 feet) long and 250 kilograms (550 pounds). Gray seals are gregarious animals—they gather in large groups on shore to breed, give birth, and molt.
- Seals and Wild Horses on Sable Island, Nova ScotiaSeal 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 how iron in the mother seals’ diets impacts the pup’s diving capacity– and survival rates.
- Seal Spy - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution“The Canadian gray seal population has increased 40 fold since the 1960s, “said Mike Hammill, a research scientist and head of the Marine Mammal Section for Fisheries and Oceans Canada. “We are interested in seeing if there have been changes in female size and mass transfer to their offspring as the population has grown, and understanding ...
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