Sentences with phrase «seal pups in»

In contrast during the most recent decade with more open water, the number of ringed seal pups in the western Hudson Bay tripled relative to the 1990s.4 With more seal pups the polar bears» body condition also improved.

Drakes Beach Temporary Beach Closure - February 4, 2016, through March 31, 2016 [Note: The closure was lifted on March 18, 2016, after a survey determined that there were no longer any nursing elephant seal pups in this area of Drakes Beach.]

«Each whale had a seal pup in its stomach,» Foote says, «yet their teeth were worn like those of the herring - hunting whales» seen off Iceland.

Not exact matches

PORTLAND, Ore. — Native American fishermen in Alaska have long said that seal pups go with the wind rather than struggle against it.

Physical oceanographer Noel Pelland and colleagues compared the migrations of 168 seal pups tagged in five different years from 1996 to 2015 with winds matching the pups» first migration years.

Gerber and her colleagues say that moving the pups is probably a good idea for now, but that the seals should not be moved back until something changes in the protected area.

In this saltwater bay, Liittschwager photographed some of the smallest and largest types of life in his book, from plankton and worm and crab larvae all the way up to a sea lion pup and this Pacific harbour seal pup (Phoca vitulinaIn this saltwater bay, Liittschwager photographed some of the smallest and largest types of life in his book, from plankton and worm and crab larvae all the way up to a sea lion pup and this Pacific harbour seal pup (Phoca vitulinain his book, from plankton and worm and crab larvae all the way up to a sea lion pup and this Pacific harbour seal pup (Phoca vitulina).

Kelp gulls eat the feces of fur seal pups infected with hookworms, sometimes wounding the poor pups in their efforts to obtain a meal, a new study reveals.

When icebreakers push through the sea ice on which Caspian seals nurse their young, mothers and pups flee and often get separated in the confusion

The researchers recorded breathing patterns in five grey seal pups with free access to a small, shallow pool.

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 rpups 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 rPups that put their head in the water may experience stimulation of the facial nerves, which causes a drop in heart rate.

Grey seal pups that can play in pools may have better diving skills once they make the move to the sea, and this could increase their chance of survival.

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

For example, we encounter elephant seal pups starving to death in ice tombs created by their own body warmth, unable to reach their mothers to feed.

The French plan calls for six seal pups to be taken to Marineland, a commercial sea mammal centre in Antibes in the south of France, where researchers would draw up a breeding plan (This Week, 11 June).

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.

This morning's video - of - the - day Chicken's Fate is Sealed documents the meat industry's attempts to lower the arachidonic acid level in chicken muscles through genetic manipulation and the egg industry's attempts to lower arachidonic acid levels in hens by feeding hens blubber from baby harp seal pups clubbed to death in the Canadian seal hunt.

Some examples follow (animal baby names are in parentheses): beaver (kit); cow (calf or heifer); deer (fawn); dog (pup); duck (duckling); eagle (eaglet); elephant (calf); fish (fry); fox (kit); frog (polliwog or tadpole); goat (kid); goose (gosling); hen (pullet); hippo (calf); horse (foal, yearling, or colt); kangaroo (joey); lion (cub); owl (owlet); pigeon (squab or squeaker); quail (cheeper); rabbit (bunny); seal (pup); shark (cub); sheep (lamb); swan (cygnet); turkey (poult); whale (calf); zebra (foal).

Another highlight in her early vet years was helping to rehabilitate, rear, and release orphaned seal pups with England's version of the ASPCA.

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.

With support from Morris Animal Foundation, Dr. Mauricio Seguel, a research fellow at the University of Georgia, and his Chilean colleagues studied a mass die - off of South American fur seal pups on Guafo Island in Northern Chilean Patagonia.

on the health and welfare of South American fur seal pups on Guafo Island that also was funded in part by Morris Animal Foundation.

The Canadian Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirmed it would open the 2017 commercial seal slaughter in Newfoundland two weeks early even though there were mother seals likely still nursing their pups.

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They had asked the Court to order the City to comply with MMPA in any plan to remove the seals and also place a seasonal rope barrier at the beach to limit human interaction with the seals during pupping season.

In the 1950s, the first pup was born at Año Nuevo, and the number of seals has continued to grow since then.

Walk amid the hundreds of playful pups, cows, and bulls that live along Seal Bay; explore rugged coastal cliffs with unique caves and rock formations; or traverse the island's rolling hills and eucalyptus forests in search of koalas, platypuses, spiny anteaters, kangaroos, and a dazzling array of birds.

Marine Life Elephant seals can be seen birthing, raising pups, and fighting for territory in California's largest mainland rookery on the northern edge of Morro Bay, a short walk from Highway 1 in San Simeon.

In summertime don't be surprised to see a monk - seal mom and her pup on the beach here; the seals seem to like this beach as much as the visitors.

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.

Northern fur seals are pelagic, living almost all of the time in the open ocean, and only use certain offshore islands for pupping and breeding.

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.

It's seal pupping season in Northern California, which means the pudgy mammals will be sunning themselves on the region's beaches.

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.

Most of these seals were pups when they arrived at Ke Kai Ola in late September.

Three seal pups are released in Pebble Beach in July.

Oscar DiCaprio, a male elephant seal pup named after the famous actor and environmentalist, was rescued last April at Oceano Dunes State Park in San Luis Obispo County, CA, by volunteers at the Marine Mammal Center.

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

Harbour seals are common and start having their pups in mid-June.

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

On Wednesday, Jan. 25, she became the first elephant seal pup of the 2017 season to be rescued by volunteers for The Marine Mammal Center in San Luis Obispo County.

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.

The number of sick elephant seal pups coming to The Marine Mammal Center in the Marin Headlands is picking up as the youngsters are turning up malnourished on beaches.

Most predation attempts are observed in November and December, i.e., the months when there is the higher concentration of weaned elephant seal pups.

Northern elephant seals (Mirounga angustirostris) recolonized the refuge in 1959 with a confirmed pup in 1972.

Alloparenting occurs in these fasting species; [124] while most northern elephant seal mothers nurse their own pups and reject nursings from alien pups, some do accept alien pups with their own.

In particular, northern elephant seal pups gain 4 kg (9 lb) each day before they are weaned.

Female elephant seals show a main breeding strategy strongly constrained in time and space, produce a single pup per breeding season, and show a modest variation in breeding success among individuals.