Seals strategically scoot around the seas on icebergs

ScienceDaily
Dec 10, 2024, 11:59 am45 pts
Harbor seals in icy regions use icebergs shed by glaciers as safe platforms to give birth, care for young and molt. New research finds that as glaciers change with the climate, the resulting changes in size, speed and number of icebergs affect seals' critical frozen habitat. Mother seals prefer stable,…

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