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Meet the Growing Up on Ice team's principal investigator Heather Liwanag Photo Credit: Heather Liwanag Name: Heather Liwanag Title: Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences What state are you from? California What college(s) did you or do you attend? I did my undergraduate degree

One of the focus questions for our team is: How do Weddell Seal pups stay warm? The photo was taken under ACA Permit number 2018-013 M#1 MMPA Permit Number 21006-01 When the pups are born they have a layer of babyfur, called lanugo, but they have almost no blubber. They are usually born starting

We start working with the Weddell seal pups at 1 week old and continue to work with them until they are 7 weeks old. During this time we record data on weight, length, and girth every 2 weeks. We use these data to record the growth rate of each seal, calculate body composition, and investigate the

Weddell seals can and stay underwater for up to 80 minutes. They could hypothetically watch the entire original Disney movie, The Jungle Book, while underwater. Since they clearly are not watching movies, What are Weddell Seals doing when they are diving? Mostly foraging for food. Scientists use

Take an up-close look at the Weddell seal below. Photo was taken under ACA Permit number 2018-013 M#1 MMPA Permit Number 21006-01 Try to answer the following questions: 1. Where are whiskers found on the Weddell seal’s Face? 2. What color are the whiskers? 3. Do you notice any patterns that the