A female Weddell seal lays on the ice with her pup in Antarctica (IMAGE)

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

A female Weddell seal lays on the ice with her pup in Antarctica

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A female Weddell seal lays on the ice with her pup in Antarctica. A new WHOI-led study shows that during lactation, female Weddell seals provide so much iron to their pups that the mothers then need to dramatically limit their own diving and underwater foraging capabilities. (All images were taken under permit NMFS 17411-03)

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Image credit: Michelle Shero/ © Woods Hole Oceanographic iInstitution

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