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Swine flu turns up in elephant seals off Central Coast
San Diego :: CA :: USA | 3 days ago
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According to a new UC Davis study, the marine mammals distinctive for their honking noses contracted the H1N1 virus back in 2010, just as the pandemic caused by the virus was winding down in humans. Influenza virus is famous for its ability to cross
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Massive juvenile elephant seal moults on beach in West Vancouver
Vancouver :: Canada | 15 days ago
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A juvenile elephant seal has picked the beach at Ambleside Park as the location of his annual beauty regimen. The approximately 300-pound mammal appeared on May 1 for his catastrophic moult a process in which he'll shed all of his fur and some of his
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Seals injured by plastic and sea lions in the Falklands
London :: United Kingdom | 1 month ago
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18 April 2013 A stranded elephant seal pup has been nursed back to health after being savaged in a suspected killer whale attack. The animal was found at death's door weighing just half its normal body mass at Surf Bay, a popular beach near Port
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A Wandering Elephant Seal Blocked Traffic In Brazil For An Hour
Balneário Camboriú :: Brazil | 1 month ago
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Traffic was stopped for an hour in the coastal Brazilian city of Balneario Camboriu, as an elephant seal that wandered off the beach and made its way down the main street. The animal, which weighs about half a ton and measures 10 feet long, spent an
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Road is perfectly sealed
Santa Catarina :: Mexico | 1 month ago
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A Brazilian beach-side town ground to a halt after a massive elephant seal decided to go for stroll. According to the Daily Mail , the nearly four-metre long elephant seal held up traffic for more than an hour while it walked across the roads of
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Elephant Seal Stops Traffic In Brazil City
Santa Catarina :: Mexico | 1 month ago
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A massive elephant seal, estimated to weigh more than half a tonne, blocked a busy street in a Brazilian city after deciding to go for an impromptu stroll. The animal stopped traffic for more than an hour in the beach city of Balneario Camboriu in
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Marine Mammal Center cares for increasing number of elephant seal pups stranded on local beaches
San Jose :: CA :: USA | 1 month ago
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On Wednesday, eight of the pups were being treated at the center...He said it's an annual occurrence and the numbers, though growing, are not unusual for this time of year. But it's also when the mammal center steps in and tries to help. It
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Sheltered nature
Krasnoyarsk :: Russia | 3 months ago
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A newborn elephant calf tries to reach a branch offered by its mother Donna at the Prague Zoo. The unnamed female calf, born two weeks ago, is the first ever elephant born in captivity in the history of the zoo.Photo by Reuters Chabal, A "Rouge-des-
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Elephant seals help scientists solve climate mystery
London :: United Kingdom | 3 months ago
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Elephant seals wearing head sensors and swimming deep beneath Antarctic ice have helped scientists better understand how the ocean's coldest, deepest waters are formed, providing vital clues to understanding its role in the world's climate. The
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A swell place, even if you miss the breaks
Half Moon Bay :: CA :: USA | 3 months ago
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But what makes it according to me at least one of the USA's best little towns? And why would you want to go here instead of the big city up the coast? Half Moon Bay has the perfect balance for a Californian coastal village. It's not glitzy enough to
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