Rescue seals released by the RSPCA are failing to return to the sea and are killing fish, anglers have warned. At least five seals have been found living in waters around Peterborough, about 30 ...

It’s easy to confuse two animals. Believe me, I do it much too often. I’m talking leopard vs. cheetah or emu vs. ostrich. But it doesn’t have to be as difficult to differentiate between two similar ...

Although they breathe air, seals are most at home in the water and may stay at sea for weeks at a time eating fish, squid, birds, and tiny shrimp-like krill. Fur seals may swim by themselves or ...

Marine pollutants locked in the ecosystem accumulate in mother seals from eating fish, and are passed on to pups when the mother feeds them. The study looked at grey seal pups in their first weeks ...

Grey seals have few predators and don’t depend on a single type of prey, eating an extremely wide variety of fish, crustaceans and even octopuses. Some commercial fishermen blame grey seals for ...

which informed them how a ringed seal pup increases its body weight and when it starts eating fish. The pup is now full of energy, Takeuchi said. He weighed about 5.5 kilograms as of April 30 ...

They are inquisitive, but rarely attack humans. They will eat anything from penguins to other seals, fish, squid and crustaceans. British Antarctic Survey (BAS) director Chris Rapley said in a ...

The species' average lifespan is from 25 to 30 years. FEEDING: Monk seals eat a variety of fish, cephalopods and crustaceans, with common prey including reef fish, octopus, squid, lobster and eel.

Sweden leads the charge in reducing protections on these predators citing fish stock depletion. This article is exceptionally available for free! Want access to more exclusive content like this?