Using herding boards, the trained rescue volunteers maneuvered the elephant
seal pup into the large animal carrier.
Not exact matches
It is not yet clear why
seal pups that go into the water do better: «Pups that put their head in the water may experience stimulation of the facial nerves, which causes a drop in heart r
pups that go
into the water do better: «
Pups that put their head in the water may experience stimulation of the facial nerves, which causes a drop in heart r
Pups that put their head in the water may experience stimulation of the facial nerves, which causes a drop in heart rate.
We are recruiting helpers for two periods; - late August to mid December: focus is elephant
seal breeding, killer whale predation on weaned elephant
seal pups, establishment of pairs and territories by skuas - mid December to late March: focus is elephant
seal moulting, genaral killer whale activity and behavior, intensive study of skuas behaviour and communication, monitoring of breeding of marine birds and raptors, collection of general environmental data Only applicants who can stay for a whole period (about 3 months and a half) can be taken
into consideration.
The Northern Elephant
Seal is the second largest species of seal and spends much of its life out at sea, but comes into shore two times a year, in the winter for the pupping / mating sea
Seal is the second largest species of
seal and spends much of its life out at sea, but comes into shore two times a year, in the winter for the pupping / mating sea
seal and spends much of its life out at sea, but comes
into shore two times a year, in the winter for the
pupping / mating season.
Shallow snow cover over birthing lairs, which are built against pressure ridges as shown in the diagram above (considered to be less than 25 - 32 cm over the lair, or less than 20 cm over flat ice), 1 can mean the snow caves are easier for polar bears to break
into (and consume the
pup)-- that's good news for polar bears (in the short term) but bad news for ringed
seals.