Scientists study levels of toxic mercury in Antarctic seals, whales

Livingston Island, Antarctica (AFP) Feb 6, 2024

A gunshot interrupts the peaceful sleep of a leopard seal, lying nonchalantly on a small piece of ice floating in the shadow of an Antarctic glacier. Researcher Diego Mojica lowers his rifle. The mammal, one of the largest predators on the White Continent after the orca, flinches from the impact of the remote biopsy - a small red pipette that bounces off its skin, taking with it a pie