How marine biologists are using elephant seals as nature's 'artificial intelligence'
Marine biologists at the University of California Santa Cruz have tagged thousands of northern elephant seals with smart ...
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Elephant seals provide a window into the ocean’s twilight zone
A new study suggests that elephant seals can serve as “smart sensors” for monitoring fish populations in the ocean’s twilight zone.
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Northern elephant seal at Año Nuevo Natural Reserve. (Credit: Dan Costa; photo taken under research permit NMFS 23188) Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the ...
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Penguin pinches elephant seal’s behind on their beach in Antarctica
When this elephant seal strayed on to their bit of the beach, these penguins weren't going to take it lying down. As a result, the young seal suffered a painful pinch on the behind as the gentoo ...
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Elephant seals in the Pacific serve as deep-ocean sentinels, revealing patterns otherwise hard to measure
Northern elephant seals may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the open ocean’s twilight zone (~200 – 1,000 meters deep). According to a new study, these deep-diving creatures can help ...
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Northern elephant seals serve as effective "smart sensors" for monitoring fish populations in the ocean's twilight zone, a region between 200 and 1,000 meters deep.