Woods Hole, Mass. (Oct. 29, 2024) – Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is home to the southernmost population of the world’s ...

Erebus Bay, Antarctica, is home to the southernmost population of the world's southernmost living mammal—the Weddell seal.

Photographer: Justin Hofman a noise and bubble-free dive Hugh had filmed Weddell seals under the ice before, but the challenge was always the same. The Weddell seals would maintain their distance ...

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A young Weddell seal takes a break in a breathing hole during swimming lessons with its mother. Photo taken under NMFS permit 21006-01 and ACA permit #2018-013 M#1. "Photo taken under NMFS permit ...

Weddell seals dive deep at dawn in Antarctica to maximize hunting and reduce recovery time, showing a unique survival strategy.

These were not the pleading eyes of a Weddell seal nor the shy glance of a crabeater ... But I thought it was wind noise. I'd been hearing things all night long; the wind can sound very much ...

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 ...

The result: the breeding area corresponds spatially with the inflow of warmer deep water from the Weddell Sea onto the higher shelf. With the help of transmitter equipped seals, the ...

Weddell seals in Erebus Bay, Antarctica, may look like couch potatoes when they are resting on ice. However, these seals, which are the southernmost population of the southernmost living mammals ...

Researchers are exposing the secrets of the world’s southernmost mammal, the Weddell seal. These seals, found in Antarctica’s Erebus Bay, live in rapidly changing environments. They can weigh ...