Elephant seals can recognize the voices of their rivals

Mongabay
Dec 11, 2025, 3:42 pm323 ptsTop
Elephant seals spend most of their lives at sea, returning to shore just twice every year to molt and breed. The breeding season typically includes males weighing thousands of kilograms violently clashing with each other to compete for females. New research finds the hefty mammals remember the voices of rivals…

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