Some are oddly beautiful, others have faces only a marine biologist could love. Discover how each of these sea creatures acquired its atypical appearance
This photograph of a pair of Sea Otters holding hands was captured in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska (6/09). This photograph is protected by the U.S. Copyright Laws and shall not to be downloaded or reproduced by any means without the formal written permission of Ken Conger Photography.
The team of researchers led by the University of Wyoming found sea otters may have been using tools for millions of years in order to break open clams and marine snails.
Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Florida is a spot where one can predictably encounter spoonbills. For those of us that live in NC where they are extremely rare, it is a real treat to see these.
Unless you have an icebreaker or a helicopter, you'll probably only see this remote Russian nature preserve in photos. It's inhospitable and practically inaccessible, but the island's wildlife — including arctic fox, polar bears and musk oxen — are a strong draw for scientists and photographers.
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Noisy and gregarious on the beach, northern sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) are found in cold coastal waters of the North Pacific. They gather between May and July in large breeding groups on remote shores, such as those of the Aleutian Islands and the Pribilof Islands, depicted here. Males fiercely defend their harems, which can include 10 to 30 females. Unlike most other pinnipeds, or fin-footed marine mammals, northern sea lions wean their pups slowly, sometimes nursing as long as two years. Mothers teach pups to dive and hunt, and adults often gather in cooperative groups to attack large schools of fish. The Milstein Hall of Ocean Life first opened on the first floor of the American Museum of Natural History in 1933. In 1969, the two-floor hall was renovated and given its centerpiece--a 94-foot-long model of a blue whale suspended from the ceiling. The upper level of the hall describes the biology of fishes and their relationships to their surrounding waters and other animals. In its lower level, the hall houses dioramas of additional forms of life, particularly mammalian, that inhabit the seas. In 2003, the Museum restored and renovated the hall featuring high-definition video projections, interactive computer stations, hands-on models, 14 renovated classic dioramas, and eight new ocean ecosystem displays. The centerpiece of the Hall remained the 94-foot model of a blue whale--now resculpted and repainted to more accurately reflect the look of blue whales at sea.
Endangered seals, catfish and a rhino calf are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world
Sea mammals like fur-seals have adaptations for life at sea. Beneath a sea mammal’s tough skin is a layer of fat called blubber. Blubber keeps the animal warm and helps it float. When snorkelling with mum or dad, see if you can float like a sea mammal.
With hundreds of ice seal strandings last year in the Bering Sea, researchers from NOAA Fisheries plan to set sail this April to find out more information about how ice seals are doing with less sea ice, and what might be causing so many to become sick or die
The Poser by Joost van Uffelen
A cape fur seal basks in the sun along Namibia's Skeleton Coast.
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Some are oddly beautiful, others have faces only a marine biologist could love. Discover how each of these sea creatures acquired its atypical appearance
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The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is one of the most endangered mammalian species in the world. It has a highly fragmented distribution including the temperate and subtropical waters of the Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. …
This photograph of a pair of Sea Otters holding hands was captured in Kenai Fjords National Park, Alaska (6/09). This photograph is protected by the U.S. Copyright Laws and shall not to be downloaded or reproduced by any means without the formal written permission of Ken Conger Photography.
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