The Weddell seal population study is excited to announce a new outreach project: Interactive Image Sliders! The concept was developed by project multimedia specialist Jeremy Schmidt, (with a tip o' the hat to the the Katmai National Park grizzly bear project). The photos for these sliders were taken by researcher Jesse DeVoe. Because the mass (weight) of Weddell seal moms and pups changes so dramatically during the approximately 35 day nursing period, Image Sliders are a great way to see those changes. Here is a short video by the project's lead scientist, Dr. Jay Rotella, about mom/pup mass transfer using the new image sliders:
Following are the three image sliders used in the video above. The identities of the Weddell moms and pups are indicated in the black banners at the tops of the images, along with the month and day the photo was taken. The sliders can be moved back and forth using a finger on mobile devices, and cursor on computers.
We look very much forward to creating more Image Sliders on a variety of Weddell seal study subjects going forward. We hope you enjoy this new Weddell Seal Science imaging project!
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