Sentences with phrase «seal pups found»

Fatty «milkshakes,» «fish school» and rest are the order of the day for undernourished and weak elephant seal pups found on beaches after being separated from their mothers, likely because of the harsh winter and spring storms.

Not exact matches

When the researchers watching this population of seals came by on December 5, they found that No. 29 did not have a pup.

Researchers at Plymouth University have found that spending time in pools of water helps seal pups hold their breath for longer.

So when virologist Albert Osterhaus of Erasmus University in Rotterdam and his colleagues carried out routine tests in 12 stranded, sick seal pups, it came as a surprise when they found the B virus in one animal, and antibodies to it in another.

Although still wary of Alec, he is even able to make a tentative connection with him when the pair finds and tries to save an abandoned seal pup.

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Downward Dog executive producers Michael Killen and Samm Hodges knew that they wanted a mixed breed, rescue dog to star in the show, so a nationwide hunt was conducted until the perfect shelter pup was found — it was Ned's expressive eyes that sealed the deal.

Other recent findings by Dr. Seguel's team include a floating debris survey and the role of sea gulls on the health and welfare of South American fur seal pups on Guafo Island that also was funded in part by Morris Animal Foundation.

If a storm is strong enough, entire beach areas can erode and disappear, forcing mother seals and their pups to find another spot to haul out.

Find out what to do when you see a harbor or elephant seal pup alone on a beach: it can mean the difference between life and death for newborn pups.

The documentary series, which premiered July through September 2013, shines a light on our animal patients, including a newborn seal pup named CeCe that was rescued by The Marine Mammal Center after she was found abandoned by her mom due to human interaction.

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.

As fish populations change in response to these warmer waters, mother fur seals may have a harder time finding the food they need to nourish themselves and their pups.

But this stunted growth may have started on the islands — if mother fur seals were having trouble finding enough fish nearby to feed themselves, they may not have been able to provide enough milk to their pups.

This paper does not document starving or dying bears but merely found some (5/9) that lost weight when they should have been gaining, given that early April is the start of the ringed seal pupping season (Smith 1987) and the intensive spring feeding period for polar bears (Stirling et al. 1981).

Hawaiian monk seals also find Midway important habitat for resting and raising pups.