Leopard seals may be one of Antarctica’s most fearsome predators, but these vocalizers sing with the structured charm of a child’s nursery rhyme. In a surprising new study, researchers found that the ...

Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call ...

Male leopard seals in Antarctica sing underwater “songs” that are surprisingly similar to human nursery rhymes. A recent study found that these songs are highly structured and repetitive, with a ...

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