Leopard seals sing songs similar to nursery rhymes, study

Mongabay
Aug 19, 2025, 11:19 am194 ptsTop
In the cathedral of ice beneath Antarctica’s frozen sea, male leopard seals conduct their solitary concerts. Day after day, sometimes for 13 hours straight, these predators plunge into the frigid waters, calling out in moans and chirps as loud as a jet plane. They emerge only to refill their lungs before…

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