Tag Archive for 'Fur seal'

Biologging 3D movement data revealed circling behaviors in marine animals. Image credit: Narazaki et al., doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102221.

Mysterious Circling Behavior Found in Marine Animals

Mar 22, 2021 by News Staff

In a paper published in the journal iScience, a team of marine biologists from Japan, the United States and France reports the discovery of circling behavior...

The two seals on the right are a life restoration of Eotaria crypta, whose adult size was only slightly larger than a sea otter; the pinniped depicted above them is the larger-bodied seal Allodesmus, which also existed at the time. Image credit: Robert Boessenecker.

Paleontologists Discover Oldest Known Fur Seal

Feb 13, 2015 by News Staff

Fossil remains of a 16 million-year-old fur seal, named Eotaria crypta, have shed light on the evolution of fur seals and sea lions. The two seals on the...