Rescue seals released by the RSPCA are failing to return to the sea and are killing fish, anglers have warned. At least five seals have been found living in waters around Peterborough, about 30 ...
Although they breathe air, seals are most at home in the water and may stay at sea for weeks at a time eating fish, squid, birds, and tiny shrimp-like krill. Fur seals may swim by themselves or ...
Hawaiian monk seals are called “generalist feeders,” which means they eat common fish, octopuses, squids, crustaceans and eels. Because they can dive more than 1,800 feet and hold their breath ...
Marine pollutants locked in the ecosystem accumulate in mother seals from eating fish, and are passed on to pups when the mother feeds them. The study looked at grey seal pups in their first weeks ...
Grey seals have few predators and don’t depend on a single type of prey, eating an extremely wide variety of fish, crustaceans and even octopuses. Some commercial fishermen blame grey seals for ...
While many fish communities in the Sable Island region have seen major population crashes, the grey seals are still flourishing. According to Lidgard, this is partially due to their eating habits.