Seals
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Ancient 'Seal' Used Pool-Ball-Size Eyes for Deep-Sea Hunting
By Laura Geggel published
About 10 million years ago, a seal-like creature likely dove to the dark ocean floor, using its large, pool-ball-size eyeballs to spot squid and other prey, new research finds.
Gruesome Meal: Seagulls Snack on Baby Seals' Eyeballs
By Elizabeth Peterson published
The kelp gull has a few unsavory eating habits.
Seals May Have 'Natural GPS'
By Peter Rejcek published
Are seals using the Earth's magnetism to orient themselves under the ice?
Facts About Seals & Sea Lions
By Alina Bradford published
Seals and sea lions are semiaquatic mammals with flippers for feet. There are more than 30 species and they live all over the world.
Seals May Use Wind Farms as Hunting Grounds
By Charles Q. Choi published
As the number of offshore wind farms continues to grow, the farms could affect both seals and their prey, say scientists who discovered the animals may use the giant wind farms as hunting grounds.
Images of Rescued Seals and Sea Lions
By Tanya Lewis published
The Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif., runs a clinic that rescues sick, injured and orphaned seals, sea lions and other marine mammals.
Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital Aims to Save Endangered Species
By Tanya Lewis published
A new hospital for sick or injured Hawaiian monk seals is nearing completion, and will open to its doors to seagoing patients this summer.
Juvenile Seal Returns to the Sea After Month in Rehab (Video)
By Laura Poppick published
Snow, a juveniles harp seal found in critical condition last month, made his way back into the Gulf of Maine yesterday (Feb. 26) after a month of rehabilitation.
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