Sharks, Seals and Stress

Click here to subscribe ► http://bit.ly/2dPZNN2 What do sharks, seals and stress have in common...other than starting with the letter “s”? A new study found that seals exhibited high stress responses in situations where the risk of getting attacked by a great white shark was high and uncontrollable. How can scientists tell if a seal is stressed? Why should we care? Watch the video to learn more about this *smelly* search for answers. Read the paper here ► http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ecy.2049/abstract Hammerschlag, N., Meÿer, M., Seakamela, S. M., Kirkman, S., Fallows, C. and Creel, S. (2017), Physiological stress responses to natural variation in predation risk: evidence from white sharks and seals. Ecology, 98: 3199–3210. doi:10.1002/ecy.2049 To learn more about the research ► www.sharktagging.com Footage courtesy of Discovery Channel - Air Jaws: Night Stalker and Jeff Kurr/Shark Entertainment Narration audio recorded by Josh Liberman Edit by Waterlust ► www.waterlust.com