Elephant seals must dive deeper to find food
Monday, February 13, 2012 - 14:30
in Earth & Climate
Lumbering elephant seals in Antarctica seem to be taking the heat from global warming, as scientists have found the mammals must dive to deeper than normal depths in warmer seas to snag food. The deeper dives may also mean less time to get food, the researchers say.
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