Seals | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

Cooper Sniffs Out Seals

By Exploratorium Crew · June 25, 2008 ·

BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Julie Konop) What does a Ringed seal's breathing hole look like and how do you find one on a vast sheet of sea ice? Dr. Brendan Kelly uses the canine skills of Cooper, a Black Labrador... {Read More »}

Life Around the Iceberg

By Maria Vernet · June 19, 2008 ·

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ICEBERG A43K, SOUTHERN OCEAN-- Many birds, seals and whales are living around Iceberg A43K. We saw several of them as we approached the iceberg two… {Read More »}

Tagging Seals

By Exploratorium Crew · June 18, 2008 ·

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BARROW, ALASKA-- (By Julie Konop) Watch a team of scientists as they measure and tag a female ringed seal on the frozen Chukchi Sea. {Read More »}

Avian Island in Pictures

By Maria Vernet · February 4, 2008 ·

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Each year on the PAL-LTER summer cruise, members of the seabird group (B-013) spend 5 days working on Avian Island. Avian Island is located just… {Read More »}

Marine Mammals

By Maria Vernet · January 24, 2008 ·

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Each year on the cruise, we are privileged to have many encounters with marine mammals -- mammals that live and feed primarily in the ocean.… {Read More »}

Sea Birds

By Maria Vernet · January 9, 2008 ·

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The Palmer LTER is organized into research components studying ranges of organisms from microbes to top predators. Today's pictures focus on the seabird component (B-013)… {Read More »}

Weddell Seals in Erebus Bay

By David Ainley · November 28, 2007 ·

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Today we conducted an aerial survey of Weddell seals in Erebus Bay. Our project doesn’t usually spend much time observing seals, other than leopard seals… {Read More »}