NOAA tracks winter journeys of seals and penguins in Antarctica
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 12:21
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from NOAA's Southwest Fisheries Science Center placed 61 satellite tags on fur seals, leopard seals, Weddell seals, chinstrap penguins and gentoo penguins that will allow researchers and the public to track the movements of these animals over the austral winter, which takes place during our summer.