Sentences with phrase «in harbor seal»

Fetus in fetu in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi): histopathologic, genetic, and toxicologic analysis.

Re-alimentation in harbor seal pups: Effects on the somatotropic axis and growth rate.

Organohalogen levels in harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) pups increase with duration of nursing.

An additional case of leptospirosis in a harbor seal.

Implantation of subcutaneous radio transmitters in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina).

Acute lead toxicosis in a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina richardsi) consequent to ingestion of a lead fishing sinker.

Contaminant loads and hematological correlates in the harbor seal (Phoca vitulina) of San Francisco Bay, California.

Surveillance for zoonotic and selected pathogens in harbor seals Phoca vitulina from central California.

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia in harbor seals (Phoca vitulina richardsi).

Not exact matches

May they, drenched in despair, who could not heal, return to light somewhere down harbor skies, beyond the flotsam and the listening seal.

Alex Shure of Melrose was named 2016 Grand Prize Winner in Mass Audubon's annual statewide photo contest, Picture This: Your Great Outdoors, for his photograph of a harbor seal placidly regarding him beneath the waters of Massachusetts Bay.

CHELSEA — A carousel featuring a harbor seal with black spots, a green - scaled Atlantic sturgeon and a white unicorn covered in pastel butterflies was unveiled Monday as part of a $ 50 - million facelift to the Hudson River Park at Piers 62 and 63.

A look at bone structure in a fur seal, which has stiff flippers, and a harbor seal, which has bendable paws, reveals an anatomical basis for their different feeding styles.

But clawed paws in these northern «true seals,» which include harbor and harp seals, seem to be more than just a holdover from ancient times, says David Hocking, a marine zoologist at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Hocking and his colleagues spent 670 hours observing wild harbor and gray seals hunting salmon in Scotland.

Considering the consumption of just adult chinook salmon in 2015, the researchers estimated that harbor seals consumed 1,000 adult chinook salmon, while California sea lions consumed 46,000, and Steller sea lions consumed 47,000.

Finding a layer of ash in the ice wouldn't be surprising: the West Antarctic Ice Sheet straddles a broad continental rift that is known to harbor volcanoes, some of them exposed on the surface and others sealed under ice.

Local fishermen believe there are probably too many harbor seals in Puget Sound.

In the case of the slaughtered harbor seals of Hood Canal, transient killer whales may have done a good deed for the environment.

And in a very visible way, the harbor seals were showing how human interference in marine ecosystems could have unintended consequences.

• In the Northern Pacific and the southern Bering Sea, killer whales have been linked to collapsing populations of fur seals and harbor seals.

They «speak» dialects — in both cases a high - pitched screech — that are so distinct from each other that even harbor seals seem to know the difference.

The harbor seals in Hood Canal, a 60 - mile - long fjord to the west of Puget Sound, seemed anxious.

Hopefully, this internship may turn out to be a program for future science assistants at NSF like the fieldwork I'm currently participating in with Dr. Jim Harvey and his studies on harbor seals.

Over several weeks, about half the harbor seal population in the canal — 700 salmon - fattened mammals — had become lunch.

In the flurry of new research on the rapid decline of Steller sea lions, harbor seals, and northern fur seals, I thought one of the most likely causes was a dramatic climate shift in the region they inhabiIn the flurry of new research on the rapid decline of Steller sea lions, harbor seals, and northern fur seals, I thought one of the most likely causes was a dramatic climate shift in the region they inhabiin the region they inhabit.

The researchers tested the observation by playing recorded calls of both groups at popular harbor seal hangouts in British Columbia to see how the seals would react.

The findings may also explain why harbor seal populations are declining in fjords whose glaciers have retreated onto land: Without the acoustic camouflage provided by the bubble - induced din, the seals may have a harder time evading their main predator, the killer whale.

To wit, a group of researchers who stumbled across influenza B virus — which was thought to infect only humans — in a stranded harbor seal.

Southall et al (2000 JASA)-- Masking in three pinnipeds: Underwater, low - frequency critical ratios Behavioral techniques were used to determine underwater masked hearing thresholds for a northern elephant seal (Mirounga angustirostris), a harbor seal (Phoca vitulina), and a California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).

Although they can reach up to six feet in length and weigh around 180 pounds, when on land and in plain sight harbor seals may not be easy to spot.

Their spotted brown or tan fur allows harbor seals to blend in with sand and rocks.

Her seventh graders at the Mare Island Technology Academy, in Vallejo, California, choose a seafaring species — such as the harbor seal, black - footed albatross, or leatherback turtle — and draw a picture of it, using pencil or ink.

In the zoo and aquarium community, she has trained a wide variety of species, including beluga whales, Pacific white - sided dolphins, Alaskan sea otters, harbor seals, river otters, penguins, primates, large cats, reticulated giraffes, birds of prey, horses, parrots, macaws, tree kangaroos, red pandas, and dogs.

You can kayak Morro Bay in all its moods, sharing it with harbor seals, sea lions and sea otters, as well as literally hundreds of species of birds, including several rare and endangered species.

Over the course of approximately 30 minutes, you'll enjoy an exclusive tour of the seal facility and a special educational presentation on seals, then participate in an exciting harbor seal training session alongside Georgia Aquarium's own animal trainers.

The parks contain forests of towering redwoods, a coastline where elephant seals bellow on secluded beaches, and hills harboring Tule elk and half the bird species in North America.»

It features three sea lions and a harbor seal that are housed here and were brought in because of their injuries or abandonment.

Wolves have been seen throughout the park; along the coast hunting sea otter and harbors seals, and in Brooks Camp fishing alongside bears.

Over the course of approximately 30 minutes, you'll enjoy an exclusive tour of the harbor seal facility and a special educational presentation on seals, then help prepare a seal meal, and finally, participate in an exciting harbor seal training session alongside Georgia Aquarium's own animal trainers.

San Mateo County Park Ranger Rob Cala caught these stunning photos of Heyerdahl struggling in the water and alone on the beach at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve, a known harbor seal haul - out area.

That's why all of our harbor seal pup patients are cared for by a separate team of volunteers in an isolated area of the hospital that doesn't share water pipes or filtration systems with our other pens and pools.

Within a few months, our busy elephant seal and harbor seal pup seasons were in full swing as well, and we were caring for a record number of patients on - site at our hospital in Sausalito, California: 291.

The natural birthing room for mama harbor seals in Monterey Bay expanded, for the first time, onto Pacific Grove's popular Lovers Point beach, prompting the beach's closure in recent days.A mother and newborn seal pup were spotted on the beach early Sunday by a volunteer docent for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, and human helpers sought to keep the legally protected marine mammals protected.

For the first time in more than 20 years, a harbor seal was rescued from a Palo Alto waterway Tuesday.

We're also right in the thick of peak harbor seal and elephant seal pup season, with more than 187 patients on - site today.

Pacific harbor seals are found north of the equator in both the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Wildlife officials are reminding beachcombers not to disturb harbor seal pups that might show up on Marin beaches in the coming weeks.

The Center successfully rehabilitated and released 62 harbor seal patients, like Lorraine and Clippy, in 2012 - one of our best years ever!

Seal pupping season is in full swing along the Sonoma County coast, and visitors to Goat Rock and similar beaches may find harbor seals spread comfortably on the shore nursing their newborn pups.