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Michael Daniel Ho reports from a polar bear adventure

November 12, 2012 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

Wildlife photographer Michael Daniel Ho just returned from a polar bear adventure in Canada! He generously shared some stellar photos and took time to answer a few questions about his trip. After reading his answers, you will most likely add “seeing polar bears” to your bucket list. Just bring lots of warm layers along, Michael… [read more]

Filed Under: Climate change, Polar bears Tagged With: global warming, nature photography, polar bear, threatened, wildlife photography

Wildlife photographer Michael Daniel Ho is back from Alaska

July 13, 2011 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

Michael Daniel Ho, wildlife photographer extraordinaire, is back from Alaska. In this post, he shares Alaska traveling tips, wildlife hotspots, weather advisories, and much more. Not to mention, four amazing photos from his trip featuring: a humpback whale breaching (photographed in Juneau), killer whales (photographed in Resurrection Bay), a grizzly bear cub (photographed in Haines),… [read more]

Filed Under: Photography Tagged With: bird, cetacean, killer whale, polar bear, whale, whale watching

Climate change at the poles

July 19, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft Leave a Comment

Well, I have been seriously neglecting my project to blog through the entire Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals, so it’s time to revisit the “C” section, which brings us to climate change. The concept of climate change has become so political that it’s easy to ignore sometimes. But based on all the numbers I’ve seen something… [read more]

Filed Under: Climate change, Marine mammals Tagged With: fissiped, krill, pinniped, polar bear, seal, threatened, walrus

Baculum: the penis bone

January 10, 2010 by Carolyn Kraft 2 Comments

Walrus baculum, 22 inches long The “B” section of the Encyclopedia of Marine Mammals launches with an article by Edward Miller on the baculum. The baculum is a bone located in the penis of several species. For marine mammals this includes polar bears, sea otters, seals, sea lions and walruses. Bacula (plural of baculum) come… [read more]

Filed Under: Marine mammals, Seals, sea lions Tagged With: anatomy, fissiped, pinniped, polar bear, sea lion, seal, sex, walrus

Arctic Marine Mammals

December 24, 2009 by Carolyn Kraft 1 Comment

What better way to celebrate the holiday season than with a post about all the fabulous marine mammals hanging out near the North Pole? The Arctic hosts a variety of marine mammals including eight species of pinnipeds (several seals, walruses), three cetaceans (bowhead, beluga and narwhal whales) and one fissiped (polar bears). (For me, fissiped is… [read more]

Filed Under: Marine mammals, Seals, sea lions, Whales Tagged With: cetacean, dolphin, fissiped, pinniped, polar bear, seal, walrus, whale

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