Pinnipedology (SEALS & WALRUSES) with Dr. Luis A. Hückstädt
Seals. Sea lions. Walruses. Walrus dongs. Classic Ologies. We sit down with Luis A Hückstädt, PhD and talk about blubber, ocean currents, psychedelic teeth, whisker tech, receding ice, boops, snoots, barks, butt nubbins and whether or not that one seal from the video actually felt bashful about getting that fish cake? Or was it a sea lion? Which is which? Spoiler: you’ll find out in this episode of Ologies: Pinnipedology.
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A donation from this episode went to Feeding Nunavut and Alaska Sealife Center
More links that may be of use:
Van Gough crabeater seal swirly molars
Currents that influence their range
NOAA digs at Cape Sherriff in Antarctica
More on the elephant seal rookery
Seal whiskers may sense fish breath
Hydrodynamic determination of the moving direction of an artificial fin by a harbour seal
Seal slaps kayak with an octopus
Isotopes used in nutrition tracing
Declines and recovery in endangered Galapagos pinnipeds during the El Niño event
Weddell seals produce ultrasonic vocalizations
Anthropology tourism and walrus baculums
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