<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Its Nature&#187; Under The Ice</title> <atom:link href="http://www.itsnature.org/category/ice/under-the-ice/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.itsnature.org</link> <description>Its nature offers you interesting information and facts on the natural world</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 19:49:44 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>Hooded Seal</title><link>http://www.itsnature.org/ice/under-the-ice/hooded-seal/</link> <comments>http://www.itsnature.org/ice/under-the-ice/hooded-seal/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jul 2010 23:08:29 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Overkirils</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Under The Ice]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.itsnature.org/?p=4204</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Hooded Seal is one of the largest seal species in the world. 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