To determine what environmental and physiological factors impact the seals’ ability to successfully produce pups, scientists can perform pregnancy ultrasound examinations. Timing of embryo ...

the baby’s fur is only efficient as an insulator if it has a layer of air trapped under it, which it couldn’t get if it was born underwater. A Weddell seal mum has 6 weeks to teach her pup all ...

One of the greatest challenges faced by the Antarctic team One of the greatest challenges faced by the Antarctic team of Frozen Planet II was filming Weddell seal mothers teaching their pups to swim.

Bertie Gregory (UK) tracks a pod of orcas as they prepare to wave wash a Weddell seal. This pod belongs to an ecotype known as B1 - the pack ice orcas -identified by their characteristically large, ...

The result: the breeding area corresponds spatially with the inflow of warmer deep water from the Weddell Sea onto the higher shelf. With the help of transmitter equipped seals, the ...

Weddell seals, named after the sea, are commonly found, as well as crabeater and leopard seals, one of the top predators of the Antarctic. Witness vast colonies of Adelie penguins, which thrive in ...