Baby seals show off vocal skills #ASA183
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 9, 2022 – Humans appear to be one of the only animals capable of speech, which requires ...
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Seals have a sense of rhythm
Why are we such chatty, musical animals? Evolutionary biologists think that our capacities for speech and music may be linked: ...
Research team provides novel baseline data on leopard seals, the mysterious apex predators of Antarctica
WACO, Texas (Aug. 26, 2022) – Baylor University marine biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., has always been fascinated by leopard seals. These ...
Research team provides novel baseline data on leopard seals, the mysterious apex predators of Antarctica
WACO, Texas (Aug. 26, 2022) – Baylor University marine biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., has always been fascinated by leopard seals. These ...
Weddell seal moms sacrifice their diving capacity to provide iron to their pups: Climate change could make seals more vulnerable
Woods Hole, Mass. (August 2, 2022) --Weddell seals, which are excellent divers, provide so much iron to their pups during ...
Data from elephant seals reveal new features of marine heatwave ‘the Blob’
The North Pacific Blob, a marine heatwave that began in late 2013 and continued through 2015, was the largest and ...
Update noise regulations to protect seals, porpoises
WASHINGTON, June 28, 2022 – Noise produced by pile drivers building offshore wind turbines can damage the hearing of porpoises, ...
Anatomical study confirms: Harbor seals are good at learning calls
Most animals produce calls that reflect their body size. A larger animal will sound lower-pitched because its vocal tract, the ...
Elephant seal’s map sense tells them when to head ‘home’
Each year, pregnant female elephant seals take an approximately 240-day trek over 10,000 kilometers across the Eastern North Pacific Ocean ...
Antarctic oceanographers use seals to do research where ships fear to go
Oceanographers have great difficulty conducting investigations by ship in Antarctic continental shelf areas where ice is attached to the shore, ...
Baby seals can change their tone of voice
Hoover the seal was initially kept in a family home and could imitate human speech, barking catch phrases in a ...
One size does not fit all in Antarctica: climate change will impact Antarctic seals differently
A New Zealand-led international study published today in Global Change Biology, reveals how climate change may impact seals in one ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New study shows snacking on mixed tree nuts may impact cardiovascular risk factors and increase serotonin
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Cambridge-led consortium receives $35m to boost crop production sustainably in sub-Saharan Africa
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This groundbreaking biomaterial heals tissues from the inside out
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Under pressure: Breakthrough new material solves problem of wearable sensors
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