Researchers compared the new seal sounds to war calls in a very popular movie franchise. "The Weddell seals' calls create an almost unbelievable, otherworldly soundscape under the ice," Paul Cziko ...

Weddell seals are the most southerly breeding of all the mammals. Because they are air-breathing furry mammals, seals have to give birth on land (or ice). Seals can’t give birth in the water ...

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.

Hugging its flippers tight into its body, the Weddell seal closed its eyes and appeared to fall into a deep, contented sleep. Shooting from a boat, Ralph tightly framed the sleeping seal against the ...

Japanese researchers in Antarctica are deploying Weddell seals fitted out with high-tech head-mounted measuring devices to survey waters under the thick ice sheet at the South Pole. It allows ...

Weddell seals, named after the sea ... off to the east of the Antarctic Peninsula collectively form the Antarctic Sound – the gateway to the Weddell Sea. With a well-deserved reputation as ...

such as ice seals and some species of penguins. Author and ecologist Professor Eugene Murphy from British Antarctic Survey says: “The dramatic decline in sea ice observed in the Weddell Sea is ...