Every night for weeks, a male leopard seal slips off the ice and sings underwater for hours. He’s not howling like a wolf or groaning like a whale. He’s doing something a bit more strange—something ...

A warble to woo and warn Leopard seals are not only solitary but widely dispersed, staking out their own territories across shifting sea ice. But their songs travel underwater across vast stretches of ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Male leopard seals call out for hours on end during the breeding season, using five sounds to compose unique “songs.” Researchers analyzed the ...

Learn about the curious singing habits of leopard seals, whose songs bear a striking resemblance to human nursery rhymes. Leopard seals might not be the first animal that comes to mind when we think ...

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 ...

In a study published today, UNSW Sydney researchers found that the underwater songs of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica share structural similarities with the nursery rhymes often sung ...

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 ...