Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. ... This history was particularly dynamic after the height of the last Ice Age 21,000 years ago.

At the bottom of the planet is the Southern Ocean, its waters cold and roiling and sheathed with ice many months of the year. The edge of the ice cover, which melts during summer and forms again in… ...

Here's how elephant seals helped get it done. Skip to content. Local News. Traffic Lab; ... How 14 elephant seals assisted an Antarctic ice study . Aug. 17, 2020 at 12:40 pm Updated Aug. 17, ...

Elephant seals likely expanded from ice-free refuges in temperate regions such as Tasmania and New Zealand into newly available subantarctic and Antarctic coastlines. However, this range expansion ...

How 14 Elephant Seals Assisted an Antarctic Ice Study Mapping currents in the Southern Ocean is vital to monitoring climate change, but hard to conduct. So scientists turned to seals for help.

Elephant seals likely expanded from ice-free refuges in temperate regions such as Tasmania and New Zealand into newly available subantarctic and Antarctic coastlines. However, this range expansion ...