Antarctic fur seals need ice-free ground in order to breed. Why are they disappearing? Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the menu ...

Populations of charismatic animals have recovered since hunting ban but now struggle to find enough food. Antarctic fur seals that were hunted to near extinction have recovered but now face dangerous ...

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The climate crisis is limiting the availability of krill —small crustaceans that are vital in the marine food chain— during summer in some areas of the Antarctica. This involves a decrease in the food ...

The Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) is among the most beloved sea animals, with its wet puppy dog eyes, big white whiskers, rolly poly gray body and slippery flippers. Unsurprisingly, the ...

This article was originally published by Hakai Magazine. In the Antarctic, the fur-seal population is booming. Having rebounded from near eradication by hunters in the 18th and 19th centuries, ...

The Antarctic fur seal population has grown and shrunk over the past 50,000 years as the climate has changed, a genetic analysis suggests – and the finding could help us predict where the marine ...

Melting sea ice is drastically impacting seal populations, experts warned today. The new study of Antarctic seals shows that environmental conditions, namely melting sea ice due to increasing ...

By Andrea Capurro / Mary-Anne Lea All along the western Antarctic Peninsula, whales, penguins and seals in their millions depend on krill (Euphausia superba) throughout the year. In the most rapidly ...

South Georgia is the mother lode for wildlife lovers. Every landing and cruise is teeming with seals, penguins, birds and ...

Antarctic fur seals that were hunted to near extinction have recovered but now face dangerous decline because of a lack of food, new research suggests. The study of fur seals, almost all of which live ...