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Hace 3 días · They comprise the extant families Odobenidae (whose only living member is the walrus), Otariidae (the eared seals: sea lions and fur seals), and Phocidae (the earless seals, or true seals), with 34 extant species and more than 50 extinct species described from fossils.
Hace 4 días · Searching for and long-term monitoring of seals of concern (seals reported with injuries, hookings, entanglements, behavioral concerns, etc.) and providing NOAA with observation data on these animals.
Hace 4 días · Seals are distributed throughout the world’s oceans, from Hokkaido through the Kuril Islands and the Aleutian Islands, to Alaska, Canada, the west coast of the United States, and throughout the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, with some individuals even found in Japan.
Hace 2 días · The Pribilof Islands in Alaska were once home to about 75% of the world’s northern fur seals, but populations have shown a dramatic unexplained decline in recent decades. In 2016, pup production was the lowest recorded in 100 years.
Hace 10 horas · Weddell seals produce multiple element calls with distinct timing patterns that enhance the probability of detection, especially over long distances or in noisy environments. The leopard seal's use of repetitive sequences may similarly serve to advertise the male's presence and fitness to potential mates, reinforcing the idea that such vocalizations are honest signals of stamina and endurance ...
Hace 4 días · It takes a partnership with NOAA, the U.S. Coast Guard and private citizens to transport the sick and injured Monk seals from the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands to Ke Kai Ola marine mammal hospital in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii.
Hace 4 días · Seal and shark conservation could be enhanced by outreach campaigns that frame pro-seal, -shark, and -environmental behaviors as community norms, appealing to overlapping identities related to animal protection and the environment.
