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Scientists Use Seals as "Underwater Eyes"
A Weddell seal displays its catch--a toothfish (Dissostichus mawsoni). The "seal cam," attached to the seal's back, enabled researchers to see what goes on underneath the Antarctic ice.
Credit: Randall Davis, Texas A&M University
Swimming beneath the Antarctic ice, a bald rockcod (Pagothenia borchgrevinki) is photographed by "seal cam."
Credit: Randall Davis, Texas A&M University
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Video of Weddell seal equipped with "seal cam".
Credit: National Science Foundation
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Animation of seal's journey.
Credit: Lee Fuiman, University of Texas at Austin