Woods Hole, Massachusetts

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Ears that stick out

Eyelashes

Pinkie toes

Eyebrows

Hair to keep heat

Opposable thumbs

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What is a mammal?

Live Birth

Mammary Glands

Hair

Warm-blooded (endothermic)

Breathe air through lungs (have diaphragm)

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Photo: Hans Wolkers

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Pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, walruses) Cetaceans

(whales, dolphins, porpoises)

Mammals adapted for life in the marine environment

Sirenians (manatees, dugongs)

Sea otters Polar bears

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Temperature? Rough or Calm?

Dark or Light? NOEPS

No outer ear flap

Blowhole

Streamlined bodies

Insulating blubber

Limbs evolved into fins & flippers

Echolocation/Communication abilities

Deep diving adaptations

Camouflage coloring (dark top, light bottom)

Feeding adaptations

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Photo: Ian Stirling

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What is it? NOEPS

Photo Credit: http://earthgreen9.com/global-warming-climate-change/

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Photo credit: http://tiki.oneworld.net/planet-boundaries/pb5climate.html

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As global temperature rises:

sea temperature rises

sea level rises

icebergs melt

Results:

Where animals live shifts

Loss of habitat

Change in where food is

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Photo credit: Gordon Waring, NOAA/NEFSC

Our very own PSB scientist…

Gordon Waring looks at Harbor and Gray Seals numbers and where they are located. He analyzes how they are using their habitat and how that habitat usage changes

depending on the season (winter, spring, summer, and fall).

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Monterey Bay Aquarium Climate Change Video