Endangered Hawaiian monk seal gives birth on Waikiki beach
An endangered Hawaiian monk seal has given birth on a Waikiki beach—the first such birth in at least several decades.
An endangered Hawaiian monk seal has given birth on a Waikiki beach—the first such birth in at least several decades.
Ecology
Jun 29, 2017
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U.S. officials are warning people not to take selfies with seals, no matter how tempting.
Ecology
May 26, 2017
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Hawaii's monk seal population is improving slowly, though researchers warn it'll take many more good years to reverse a decline that's been ongoing since the 1950s.
Ecology
Feb 14, 2016
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On a remote island off of Nantucket, scientists are using a tool most commonly associated with war and surveillance to get a look at fuzzy baby seals.
Ecology
Feb 5, 2016
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Antarctic fur seal pups identify the mother's vocal pitch at longer distance and use other components of the vocal signature at closer range to identify their mother in densely populated breeding colonies, according to a ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2015
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Being able to dive is what matters most for seal pups, but how do they learn to do it? Grey seal pups that can play in pools may have better diving skills once they make the move to the sea, and this could increase their ...
Ecology
Jul 2, 2015
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Numerous young seal pups are venturing onto Oregon beaches, where they are at-risk from well-meaning coastal visitors who mistakenly try to rescue them.
Plants & Animals
May 23, 2014
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(Phys.org) —A trio of researchers working for the National Museum of Natural History and the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center has found that Weddell seal pups have proportionally, the largest brains at birth of ...
A seal pup was found in a forest in eastern Sweden on Sunday almost six kilometres (four miles) from the closest body of open water, raising questions as to how it got there, Swedish media reported.
Plants & Animals
Mar 24, 2013
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Some grey seal mums adopt risky tactics when it comes to the future of their young, a strategy that can give their pup a real advantage, according to scientists.
Plants & Animals
Nov 20, 2012
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