SEALs
Cod Tongues Have Always Been a Part of Me
I would spend summers as a child in Newfoundland on the wharf with my grandfather, splitting and gutting fish and—because they would be thrown away otherwise—I cut out the cod tongues and sold them to tourists as a local delicacy.
Proposal Could See Newfoundland Selling Asia a Bunch of Seal Dicks
The Fur Institute of Canada's plan would call for the killing of about 140,000 seals.
Hungry Polar Bears Are Getting Screwed by Shrinking Arctic Sea Ice
Scientists thought hungry polar bears went into 'walking hibernation' if they couldn't find food — but new research says that's not the case.
How Two Monk Seals Are Trying to Save Their Species from Extinction
One aquarium has made celebrities of two monk seals to try to redress negative perceptions of the critically endangered mammal.
The Fossil Record Is a Crystal Ball for the Future of Marine Animal Extinction
It's not looking good for dolphins.
VICE News Capsule - Tuesday, December 30
Peru evacuates Amazonian villages following tribal raids, dozens of rare seals mysteriously die off the UK, UN transports aid to South Sudan by the Nile, and more.
Hybrid Land Vehicles Are the Future of Special Forces Operations
Commandos might've rode horses in Afghanistan, they're getting new covert bikes for the future.
Why Some Animals Try Mating with the Wrong Species
Researchers recently caught seals trying to get it on with penguins.
I Went Seal Hunting In the Canadian Arctic
Being a working scientist in the Arctic has its perks, and hunting seals with Inuit hunters is one of them.
Did Space Weather Help Down a US Army Helicopter?
Ionospheric plasma bubbles may have interrupted a crucial radio warning to Navy SEALs.
People Hating on Tanya Tagaq’s ‘Fuck PETA’ Polaris Speech Are Missing the Point
We interviewed 2014 Polaris Music Prize winner Tanya Tagaq about why ending her acceptance speech with "Fuck PETA!" shouldn't be the dominant narrative about that night.
Seals and Sea Lions Brought Tuberculosis to the Americas Before Europeans
That doesn't mean Europeans are off the hook.