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Introduction to the Biology of Marine Life, Eighth Edition, James L. Sumich and John F. Morrissey  
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Chapter 12: Marine Birds and Mammals in Polar Seas

Polar Seas
Click here to visit the home page of the Australian Government’s Department of Environment and Heritage, Australian Antarctic Division.
Visit the Australian Antarctic Division web site
Polar Seas
“Cool Antarctica,” the home page of Antarctica – Pictures, Information, and Travel Guide.
Visit the Cool Antarctica web site
Polar Seas
NOAA’s Paleoclimatology Program provides this web site devoted to “Arctic Environmental Change of the Last Four Centuries.”
Visit the NOAA Paleoclimatology Program web site
The Arctic
Click here to view the Seal Conservation Socities web pages devoted to hooded seals, harp seals, and ringed seals.
Visit the Seal Conservation Society web site
The Arctic
Click here to view SeaWorld’s web page devoted to “Polar Bears,” “Belugas,”and “Killer Whales” and their biology.
Visit the Animal Info Books web site
The Arctic
The American Cetacean Society has on line fact sheets for Bowhead Whales, Gray Whales, and many other species of whales and dolphins.
Visit the American Cetacean Society web site
The Arctic
Click here to view a web site dedicated to Narwhals.
Visit the Narwhales web site
The Arctic
The home page of UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre’s “Arctic Bird Library” provides comprehensive information on Arctic water and seabirds.
Visit the Arctic Bird Library web site
The Antarctic
“Krill” is dedicated to the zooplankter that represents the foundation of the Antarctic Food Web.
Visit the Antarctic krill web site
The Antarctic
Click here to view SeaWorld’s web page devoted to “Penguins” and their biology.
Visit the Animal Info Books web site
The Antarctic
Click here to view the Seal Conservation Socities web page devoted to Weddell seals, leopard seals, and crabeater seals.
Visit the Seal Conservation Society web site
The Antarctic
Additional information about Rorquals can be obtained from “Animal Diversity Web.”
Visit the Rorquals web site

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