Seal Skull: Band 04 Blue/Band 16 Sapphire (Collins Big Cat Progress)

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POV: Why Are Leopard Seals Eating Fur Seal Pups?". video.nationalgeographic.com. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015 . Retrieved 2015-08-08. Bodin, Kristina; Gullberg, Anette; Ledje, Christina; Suzette, Mouchaty (1995). "A molecular view of pinniped relationships with particular emphasis on the true seals". Journal of Molecular Evolution. 40 (1): 78–85. Bibcode: 1995JMolE..40...78A. doi: 10.1007/BF00166598. PMID 7714914. S2CID 7537924. Popeye, the official seal of Friday Harbor, Washington, notable for her common sightings up until 2019, when she was presumed to have died. She was identified and named for her cloudy left eye. There is a statue of her in the Port of Friday Harbor.

Rogers, Tracey L.; Cato, Douglas H. (2002). "Individual Variation in the Acoustic Behaviour of the Adult Male Leopard Seal, Hydrurga leptonyx". Behaviour. 139 (10): 1267–1286. doi: 10.1163/156853902321104154. JSTOR 4535987. a b c d e f g "Leopard seal | TravelWild Expeditions". TravelWild Expeditions . Retrieved 2018-04-18. Life at sea requires a powerful and streamlined body. Pinnipeds have adapted sleek, torpedo-shaped bodies that can cut through the water without producing significant drag. They’ve also developed powerful flippers to propel and steer themselves through the water. Unlike whales and dolphins, sea lions have extremely flexible bodies, and can almost bend their bodies in half. Anatomy Propulsion and Movement Learning the necessary and often gory skills to harvest a pristine skull from a decomposing animal was not an obvious fit for a vegetarian with a mammalian meat allergy (MMA), but with a passion to increase people's understanding and respect for marine life, Connie decided: "if I want to show people these things, I've got to be prepared to do it and work around my condition." a b McLaren, Ian (1984). Macdonald, D. (ed.). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File. pp. 270–275. ISBN 978-0-87196-871-5.An allometric comparison of the skulls showed that the harbor seal had a longer face and rostrum than the spotted seal (Shaughnessy & Fay, 1977; Burns et al., 1984; Uno, 1986). However, those features were thought to be associated with specialized types of food or the method of feeding on euphausiids in newly weaned pups (Kato, 1982; Uno, 1986). Another study reported that the same types of food were frequently observed in the stomachs of both species located in the same area (Nakaoka et al., 1986). They are generalist pierce feeders that grip and swallow their prey whole (Adam & Berta, 2002; Kienle & Berta, 2016; Kienle et al., 2018; Kienle & Berta, 2019). We, therefore, believe that the shapes differences of these species' skulls are not necessarily a result of their diet or the way they feed. It may be possible that the differences in skull features are due to other ecological differences. Although allometric methods are convenient, it is difficult to use such methods to describe complex closed contours (Tatsuta et al., 2018). Previous studies also attempted to categorize and classify the non-metrical characteristics of skulls in these species, however they were not able to quantify them (Burns et al., 1984; Nakagawa et al., 2009).

Both Southern and Northern elephant seals suffered from extreme hunting in the 1800s. Today, they face another obstacle: climate change. But by learning more about the species’ range of behavior in the past, scientists can better predict the many ways they could react to global challenges now.A second weighted analysis produced a grouping which included the Langebaanweg seals, Antarctic seals and extinct South American phocid seals – but these relationships are not well supported in the analysis. The Langebaanweg skulls that grouped together in the morphometrics may represent different species and not a growth series. The earliest known fossil earless seal is Noriphoca gaudini from the late Oligocene or earliest Miocene ( Aquitanian) of Italy. [1] Other early fossil phocids date from the mid-Miocene, 15 million years ago in the north Atlantic. [1] [3] Until recently, many researchers believed that phocids evolved separately from otariids and odobenids; and that they evolved from otter-like animals, such as Potamotherium, which inhabited European freshwater lakes. Recent evidence strongly suggests a monophyletic origin for all pinnipeds from a single ancestor, possibly Enaliarctos, most closely related to the mustelids and bears. [4] Pinnipeds that live in the sea must rely on freshwater to survive. Special adaptations help them retain as much freshwater as possible. Most freshwater comes from a pinniped’s meal—Harbor seals obtain about 90 percent of their freshwater from the fish they eat. Once the food is ingested, pinnipeds retain the water for as long as possible. Pinniped kidneys are especially efficient at retaining water, therefore, pinniped urine can be saltier than the surrounding seawater. Staying Warm

The shapes of the skull evolved as a consequence of diet, how prey is captured, and intraspecific competition. Previous comparative studies demonstrated that differences in the shape of the skull were associated with different types of food and different ways of feeding (Adam & Berta, 2002; Kienle & Berta, 2016; Kienle et al., 2018; Kienle & Berta, 2016; Kienle & Berta, 2019). However, the skull also contains sensory organs such as eyes, ears, and nose, which are used to look for food, mates, and to migrate. The position of the nose in whales, for example, changed during evolution from an anterior location to a dorsal position so that they could take a breath at the water surface (Reidenberg & Laitman, 2008). inhabit eastern North America. The validity of this subspecies is questionable, and not supported by genetic evidence. They might be part of the Eastern Atlantic subspecies. [6] Borsa, Philippe (1990). "Seasonal occurrence of the leopard seal, Hydrurga leptonyx, in the Kerguelen Islands". Canadian Journal of Zoology. 68 (2): 405–408. doi: 10.1139/z90-059. Muir, Shona F.; Barnes, David K.A.; Reid, Keith (2006). "Interactions between humans and leopard seals". Antarctic Science. 18 (1): 61–74. Bibcode: 2006AntSc..18...61M. doi: 10.1017/S0954102006000058. S2CID 53648359.

This lost elephant seal symbolizes what can happen when an animal’s actions are on the extreme side of its species’ behavioral range. If some seals were already likely to swim very far upriver and get lost during times with less environmental stress, who knows how many of them might do so under extreme environmental upheaval. Perrin, William F.; Würsig, Bernd; Thewissen, J.G.M. (2009). Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals. Academic Press. ISBN 978-0-08-091993-5.