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Satellite tracking reveals elephant seals' deep secrets

Elephant seal with satellite tag Researchers at UC Santa Cruz, who pioneered the use of satellite tags to monitor the migrations of elephant seals, have compiled one of the largest datasets available for any marine mammal species, revealing their movements and diving behavior at sea in unprecedented detail.

The results show elephant seals traveling throughout the entire northeast Pacific Ocean on foraging trips in search of prey such as fish and squid.

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UCSC in the News

The June issue of National Geographic magazine includes a piece on another study by Daniel Costa, using southern elephant seals to map the seafloor around Antarctica.

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Awards & Honors

  • Humanities lecturer named one of ‘Best 300 Professors’ by Princeton Review. More »
  • Anthropology Ph.D. student wins Newcombe Fellowship . More »
  • Medical robotics expert Jacob Rosen named Health Care Hero. More »

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News Briefs

  • Humanities lecturer named one of ‘Best 300 Professors’ by Princeton Review. More »
  • New provosts named for College Eight, Merrill. More »
  • Seed library holds its second seed exchange, Saturday, May 26. More »
  • 33rd Multicultural Festival set for Saturday, May 19 on Oakes lower field. More »
  • A day in the sun for UCSC staff members. More »
  • Mark your calendars for the 9th Annual Slug Golf Scramble. More »
  • Registration open for spring and summer 3-day 'Garden Cruz' classes. More »

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