Within the drift, ringed seal females dig out lairs to give birth and nurse pups. ... "The pups are born in this white, wooly coat," Kelly said. "We call it lanugo. It's their insulator.

The second part is from the ornate white rings dappling the seal’s dark coat. While the Saimaa ringed seal’s population is thought to have once reached as high as several thousand, its numbers ...

If you’re cold, say Inuit hunters, have a piece of seal meat — you’ll be amazed at how it warms you up from the inside. Meat from the nattiq (ringed seal) is a staple in Inuit coastal communities, and ...

The documentation of a unique ringed seal ecotype emphasizes the need for wider research on the Arctic. Ilulissat is only one of the Arctic fjords and the Kangia ringed seals may just be the tip of ...

Ringed seals get their name from small light-colored circles on their coats. The smallest of Alaska's ice seals, ringed seals are the only ones that thrive in completely ice-covered Arctic waters.

“Natchiq Grows Up: The Story of a Ringed Seal Pup and Her Changing Home” has its roots in scientific research about ringed seals in Northwest Alaska that was conducted in the 1980s.

Pritzker — the bearded seal case], climate change models show the habitat of the Arctic ringed seals to be diminishing as sea ice recedes.” the judges said. “Reliance on climate change models that ...

A parasite-riddled seal afraid of the water is the first Alaska marine mammal rescued in 2017. The seal will not be returned to the wild if it continues to survive rehabilitation at the Alaska ...