Leopard seals rank among the largest seal species on Earth, with adult females reaching nearly 12 feet in length and weighing more than 1.3K pounds. They possess long canine teeth, powerful jaws that ...

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 ...

During their breeding season, male leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) spend hours perfecting their solo performance: singing unique sequences of stereotyped calls underwater to create their ‘song’.

Late in the evening, the Antarctic sky flushes pink. The male leopard seal wakes and slips from the ice into the water. There, he’ll spend the night singing underwater amongst the floating ice floes.

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 ...