Male leopard seals in Antarctica sing underwater “songs” that are surprisingly similar to human nursery rhymes. A recent study found that these songs are highly structured and repetitive, with a ...

A groundbreaking new study reveals that baleen whales — which includes humpbacks — evolved a specialized voice box for sound production underwater Erin Clack is a Staff Editor for PEOPLE. She has been ...

Typical behavior of leopard seal vocalizations—the male will sing a sequence of sounds underwater before returning to the surface to breathe (represented by a "Z") and repeats this cycle for hours at ...

Male whales typically sing in tropical waters to attract mates, experts say. A discovery on how baleen whales are able to sing under water is giving scientists a better understanding on how noise ...

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 ...