VIII.—Measurements and Weights of Antarctic Seals taken by the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition.

• Published in: Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
• Main Author: Bruce, William S.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1913
• Subjects: General Earth and Planetary Sciences; General Environmental Science; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Wilton; Scotia Bay; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0080456800013107; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0080456800013107

During the voyage of the Scotia in the Weddell Sea, and during her wintering at Scotia Bay, South Orkneys, I measured as many of the seals taken as possible. I was usually assisted in this work by Mr WILTON. When a seal was killed near the ship, and it could be arranged, I also weighed them both in whole and in part, weighing the different viscera as at a human post-mortem examination. The results of these investigations are now summarised in tabular form, which makes it easy at a glance to make comparisons. In addition to the measurements and weights of the true seals of the Antarctic regions, those of a fine specimen of Otaria jubata (the Patagonian Sea-lion) secured at the Falkland Islands are also given.