Reuters: Climate changes put the freeze on elephant seal births

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Climate changes put the freeze on elephant seal births

SYDNEY (Reuters) - More ice means fewer elephant seal pups, according to Australian scientists studying breeding colonies on Macquarie Island near Antarctica and atmospheric changes in the region that have affected the feeding grounds.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://reuters.us.feedsportal.com/c/35217/f/654218/s/38a9b48a/sc/29/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/><div class="feedflare">
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