The Noisy Underwater World Of The Weddell Seal

Duration: 13

Year Published: 1966

Creator: New York Zoological Society

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: The filmed report of an expedition of biologists to the Anarctic is an excellent introduction ot students of the scientific method in action. Baffled by the seals' ability to find breathing holes in ice when there is no sunlight to guide them, the scientists go beneath the ice to seek the answer. A remarkable underwater sequence is included as the scientists find that the seals may have their own solar system., Describes the Weddell seal as a creature of two worlds who finds food and steady temperatures under the Antarctic ice, and air above it. Describes an expedition which has been undertaken to discover how the seal finds his breathing hole in winter when there is no sun to light his way.

Complete Record: The filmed report of an expedition of biologists to the Anarctic is an excellent introduction ot students of the scientific method in action. Baffled by the seals' ability to find breathing holes in ice when there is no sunlight to guide them, the scientists go beneath the ice to seek the answer. A remarkable underwater sequence is included as the scientists find that the seals may have their own solar system., Describes the Weddell seal as a creature of two worlds who finds food and steady temperatures under the Antarctic ice, and air above it. Describes an expedition which has been undertaken to discover how the seal finds his breathing hole in winter when there is no sun to light his way. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.