Crabeater seals have complex, jagged teeth, which are believed to function as a sieve to retain krill in their mouths and filter it from seawater.

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

A team of University of North Carolina Wilmington researchers is in Antarctica studying the effects of climate change on crabeater seals — the most populous marine mammals in the world. WHQR ...

Antarctic krill are about 90 percent of the crabeater seals’ diet, but the abundance of the crustaceans has steadily decreased over the past few decades as a result of sea ice loss and krill fishing. ...

Researchers used data from tracking studies of crabeater seals to infer the distribution of krill and project how it is likely to change in the future.

Cross-country skiers racing in Poland, crabeater seals lying on ice in the Antarctic peninsula and flowers blossoming in the waters of Vietnam were among the winners in the 2019 Drone Awards contest.

Less ice, fewer calling seals Date: April 17, 2023 Source: Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research Summary: For several years, a team of researchers used ...

The Crabeater Seal is one of the most common seals in the world — with one of the most unusual feeding processes. That process, which involves using its teeth like a filter, is explained after ...

Main conclusions: Crabeater seals were more likely to be present over abyssal water, which coincides with typical adult Antarctic krill habitat — crabeater seal preferred prey.

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UNCW researchers received a nearly $60,000 grant to support research on the physiological impacts of climate change on crabeater seals in Antarctica.