Chris Berglund
@chrisberglund.bsky.social
PhD student at @uniofstandrews.bsky.social and @seamammalresearch.bsky.social looking at gray seals in Britain . Hidden Markov models, habitat use, etc
Probably not as effective of a bully as your guy
August 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Probably not as effective of a bully as your guy
Sometimes they take the vehicles for themselves
August 5, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Sometimes they take the vehicles for themselves
A southern sea otter munching on a fat innkeeper worm
August 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
A southern sea otter munching on a fat innkeeper worm
They’re not always nice to their friends though
July 28, 2025 at 4:09 AM
They’re not always nice to their friends though
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social taxony committee decided to elevate the Saimaa ringed seal subspecies to its own species, bringing the number of extant pinniped species to 35!
July 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
@marinemammalogy.bsky.social taxony committee decided to elevate the Saimaa ringed seal subspecies to its own species, bringing the number of extant pinniped species to 35!
Reminds me of one of my favorite pinniped photos that I’ve seen
July 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Reminds me of one of my favorite pinniped photos that I’ve seen
They’re mostly just migrating down to the Channel Islands for the breeding season. They sometimes will stop by for just a break.
June 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
They’re mostly just migrating down to the Channel Islands for the breeding season. They sometimes will stop by for just a break.
Apparently leopard seals are woke now
February 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Apparently leopard seals are woke now
Something like a distant cousin of this guy
January 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Something like a distant cousin of this guy
Someone told me recently that it was impossible for adult male elephants to seals to be cute. I’ve never heard someone be so wrong before.
January 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Someone told me recently that it was impossible for adult male elephants to seals to be cute. I’ve never heard someone be so wrong before.
When you do have a truly stellar Steller sea lion
January 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
When you do have a truly stellar Steller sea lion
There was an interesting harbor seal paper by @djfrussell.bsky.social a few years back which found harbor seal tracks tracing offshore wind turbines. Always interesting to see how human structures shape animal behavior.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
January 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
There was an interesting harbor seal paper by @djfrussell.bsky.social a few years back which found harbor seal tracks tracing offshore wind turbines. Always interesting to see how human structures shape animal behavior.
www.cell.com/current-biol...
www.cell.com/current-biol...
My last day in Australia was a great tour through the taxonomy of mammals.
November 19, 2024 at 7:03 PM
My last day in Australia was a great tour through the taxonomy of mammals.
Best way to wrap up a marine mammal conference is by looking at terrestrial mammals
November 17, 2024 at 9:06 AM
Best way to wrap up a marine mammal conference is by looking at terrestrial mammals
Maybe my favorite graphic ever in an incredible talk by Dr. Sarah Kienle at Baylor University on sexual dimorphism of leopard seals
#SMM2024
#SMM2024
November 14, 2024 at 3:55 AM
Maybe my favorite graphic ever in an incredible talk by Dr. Sarah Kienle at Baylor University on sexual dimorphism of leopard seals
#SMM2024
#SMM2024
Looking through a reprint of Charles Scammon’s Marine Mammalian and American Whale Fishery, which was one of the earliest marine mammal textbooks (originally published in the 1870s). I have a few questions about the elephant seal illustration
October 21, 2024 at 3:12 AM
Looking through a reprint of Charles Scammon’s Marine Mammalian and American Whale Fishery, which was one of the earliest marine mammal textbooks (originally published in the 1870s). I have a few questions about the elephant seal illustration
I mean, check this guy out. He’s definitely up to something nefarious
September 19, 2024 at 12:45 AM
I mean, check this guy out. He’s definitely up to something nefarious
As someone who researches sea lions, I want to hate the use of the term sea lioning, but it is just a little apt
January 4, 2024 at 7:14 PM
As someone who researches sea lions, I want to hate the use of the term sea lioning, but it is just a little apt