mammals. They have round bodies that taper at the ends and a thick layer of blubber that keeps them warm, stores nutrients, and helps them float. Seals can come in a range of sizes, from the1.1 metre-longBaikal seal to the6.5 metre-longelephant seal that can weigh up to3,700 ...
Therefore, the gut microbiota of southern elephant seals, Mirounga leonina, and leopard seals, Hydrurga leptonyx, inhabiting Antarctica were compared with captive leopard seals. Each seal exhibited a gut microbiota dominated by four phyla: Firmicutes (41.5 ± 4.0%), Fusobacteria (25.6 ±...
The diet of the Weddell Seal Leptonychotes weddellii at the Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula, was investigated by the analysis of 105 and 39 faeces collect
The Baikal seal weighs between 80 and 90 kilograms and is 1.2 to 1.4 meters in length, with a typical lifespan of around fifty years. They areearlessand are classified as apinnipedorganism because they have front and rear flippers. The fur of an adult Baikal seal is a greyish color with...
Late last year, while on a tour of California’s Año Neuvo State Park, I saw a shark attack victim lying on the beach. She was a Northern elephant seal, and looked quite placid despite the gaping, crescent-shaped hole in her neck. She bore the traumat
The Cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis) is an ectoparasitic, mesopelagic shark that is known for removing plugs of tissue from larger prey, including teleosts, chondrichthyans, cephalopods, and marine mammals. Although this species is widely distr
Food consumption estimates of southern elephant seal females during their post-breeding aquatic phase at King George Island Changes in mass and body composition, measured with labelled water, were used to quantify the energy expenditure during lactation and energy replenishment ... AR Carlini,GA Daner...
considered an animal experiment and therefore does not require the approval of an ethical committee. Permission for collecting the samples in the forests (public and private) were obtained from the owners in the framework of the UGent GOA project Scaling up Functional Biodiversity Research: from ...
On an average, the killer whale consumes 227 kg (500 lb) each day. There are few whales that prey on sharks or large whales which is why they are termed as apex predators. They are also referred to as wolves of the sea as they hunt in groups. ...
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Parkinson’s disease ( as you can read here ). Attention, in short, especially the pasta we buy in supermarkets. Especially the pulp produced with Canadian durum wheat, but not only including those of Eastern Europe, which are literally filled with glyp...