Learn about the curious singing habits of leopard seals, whose songs bear a striking resemblance to human nursery rhymes.

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 ...

A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call sequences seem to be similar in predictability to human nursery rhymes.

Leopard seals sound very different to humans. But our research shows the complexity and structure of their songs is remarkably similar to our own nursery rhymes.

For the study, the researchers from the University of New South Wales analyzed recordings of male leopard seals in their Antarctic habitat.

When male leopard seals dive down into icy Antarctic waters, they sing songs structured like nursery rhymes in performances that can last up to 13 hours, scientists said Thursday. During the ...

Researchers have, for the first time, analysed the structure of leopard seal songs – and found they most closely align with human nursery rhymes.

1. Wear a leopard seal costume over your dive suit so a leopard seal will ignore you. 2. Disguise yourself by wrapping in seaweed. 3. One diver should always wear a killer whale suit. 4. Record sounds ...

Male leopard seals emit loud underwater sounds during the breeding season from November to January. This type of call is called a stereotyped sound, because they can be put into distinct categories.