Sentences with phrase «sea mammals such»

The noise of ship engines cutting through the Arctic Ocean will also irritate the sensitive hearing of sea mammals such as whales.

We see images of men, women, birds, beasts and perhaps most surprising of all, sea mammals such as a giant whale or sea lion.

They fished for sea turtles and shellfish and even large sea mammals such as small whales from these canoes.

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Such methods have been used for more than a decade, but mainly on birds or sea mammals.

She now works in extreme environments such as the frigid Chukchi Sea between Alaska and Siberia, gauging the effect of underwater ambient noise on marine mammals.

In recent years killer whales have been observed eating a wide variety of sea mammals, such as dolphins, porpoises, gray whales, and these animals:

Killer whales have such a voracious appetite that sea mammals are not safe — even on land.

Background Mammals that have evolved to live in cold waters, such as whales, seals, sea lions and polar bears, commonly have a layer of blubber.

For decades, zoologists had suspected that marine mammals such as seals and sea lions collapse their lungs to withstand water pressures and endure deep dives.

«Sea ice is critical for Arctic marine mammals because events such as feeding, giving birth, molting, and resting are closely timed with the availability of their ice platform,» Laidre said.

The diseases are flushed out to the sea in kitty litter and other sewage, harming marine mammals such as dolphins, beluga whales, monk seals and sea otters.

If humans did much of their evolving in this region, in a food - rich sea and its wetlands, it would explain why we have a long list of physical features in common with aquatic mammals, such as whales, dolphins, seals, and walruses.

Jolie Harrison works at NOAA managing programs to implement the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act that: 1) allow for incidental marine mammal take resulting from activities such as military training or seismic surveys, and 2) allow for research, enhancement, and photography of marine mammals and ESA - listed fish and sea tuMammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act that: 1) allow for incidental marine mammal take resulting from activities such as military training or seismic surveys, and 2) allow for research, enhancement, and photography of marine mammals and ESA - listed fish and sea tumammal take resulting from activities such as military training or seismic surveys, and 2) allow for research, enhancement, and photography of marine mammals and ESA - listed fish and sea turtles.

This is one of the reasons why most traditional cultures consume some sort of animal food, such as bone broths, fish and shellfish, land and water fowl, land and sea mammals, eggs, milk and dairy products, reptiles, and even insects.

With their unique diving abilities that allow them to swim where few humans have gone before, ocean mammals such as sea lions (pictured) are being outfitted with sensors that stick to their fur and later fall off when they molt.

It affects dogs, cats, and other mammals such as wolves, coyotes, foxes, sea lions, and in rare instances humans.

Ferrets, as well as other mammals, such as wolves, coyotes, foxes, and even sea lions, can be infected with heartworms.

The headland actually offers a 360 degree view over the ocean, providing you with the chance to spot elusive mammal wildlife such as Manta - Rays, Sea Turtles, Sharks and Whales.

These pristine waters are home to many marine mammals including: Orca or killer whales, humpback whales, harbour seals, Dall's porpoise, pacific white - sided dolphins, steller sea lions, river otters and a large variety of invertebrate life, such as sea cucumbers, anemones and sea stars.

These include conducting marine mammal research and conservation as well as providing responsible wildlife viewing experiences such as daily tours, multi-day tours, lodge - based excursions, sea kayak based adventures, cruise ship based tours and wilderness camping adventures.

This week our one day kayaking trips in the San Juan Islands had great success with finding a variety of pinnipeds, the «fin - footed» mammals such as seals and sea lions.

You may also have the opportunity to see other marine mammals such as Gray Whales, Spinner Dolphins, Spotted Dolphins, Bottlenose Dolphins, and Sea Lions.

In the meantime, the latest news will serve, I'm sure, to heat up the climate fight, providing powerful imagery for climate campaigners and more ammunition for foes of greenhouse gas restrictions who argue that such imagery belies the marine mammals» resiliency in both watery and frozen seas.

The stronger presence of this species, bound to become a new apex predator of arctic seas, will likely affect populations of endemic arctic marine mammals such as the narwhal, bowhead, and beluga whales.

One dive - industry professional told his story of decades of coastal fishing, including years of highly damaging activities like using marine mammals such as sea lions for bait.

A wide range of other observations (such as reduced Arctic sea ice extent and increased ocean heat content) and indications from the natural world (such as poleward shifts of temperature - sensitive species of fish, mammals, insects, etc.) together provide incontrovertible evidence of planetary - scale warming.