News Headline
Scientists’ secret weapon to monitor the Southern Ocean? Elephant seals
Source
Mongabay (India)
Publication Date
2022-02-11
At the start of each year, southern elephant seals living on Kerguelen Island above Antarctica shed the thick mat of their winter fur, while growing in a fresh layer of skin and hair. Once this new hair is in place, scientists choose some of the seals on which to affix funny-looking electric boxes adorned with antennae.