In medieval Europe, scribes often wrapped their books in the hairy hides of animals like deer or boar to act […] ...

Friendships forged in military service have often led veterans to form fraternal groups. Two national examples are the ...

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Historians were surprised when analyses revealed Catholic monks used pinniped hides for the protective outer layer on some manuscripts, rather than skins from the local boars and deer ...

Knowski was commissioned to paint a poster in the "Just Around the Corner Along the South Shore Line” series, an ongoing ...

Some of the fur belonged to harbor seals from Greenland ... were a sign of particular value or symbolism,” researchers said. “The seal was rarely depicted in medieval art and did not hold a place in ...

Strange “hairy” covers of books in medieval Europe were made from seal skin obtained from Viking descendants, a new study has ...

Maine is located between three of the largest gray seal colonies in North America, with pupping surveys indicating a growing population in the region. Within the last decade, the harbor seal ...

NARRAGANSETT, R.I. (WJAR) — It's the big question going into the summer! Do more seals equal more sharks? Save The Bay recently counted 755 seals in our waters. That's the highest since 2019.

Seals haul out at low tide to rest and warm up a bit, but if the surf is rough and the wind blowing stiffly, they are less inclined to haul out. On March 27, the wind was southwesterly and rough at ...