Weddell seals are the most southerly breeding of all the mammals. Because they are air-breathing furry mammals, seals have to give birth on land (or ice). Seals can’t give birth in the water ...
Caption A female Weddell seal lays on the ice with her pup in Antarctica. A new WHOI-led study shows that during lactation, female Weddell seals provide so much iron to their pups that the mothers ...
Hugging its flippers tight into its body, the Weddell seal closed its eyes and appeared to fall into a deep, contented sleep. Shooting from a boat, Ralph tightly framed the sleeping seal against the ...
Ukrainian polar researchers have named the first Weddell seal pup born this year SeaBaby Sviatozarovych. The pup was named after a Ukrainian marine drone, with the name suggested by a commenter. His ...
Bertie Gregory (UK) tracks a pod of orcas as they prepare to wave wash a Weddell seal. This pod belongs to an ecotype known as B1 - the pack ice orcas -identified by their characteristically large, ...
Sorry, we don't have images or video for this item. Shows the Weddell seal under Antarctic ice and reports on the strange sounds of the seal as picked up on ...