She began collecting leopard seal sound recordings as part of her own Ph.D. research in the 1990s. "It's big business for them," Prof. Rogers says. "They're like the songbirds of the Southern Ocean.

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Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call ...

Leopard seals are prehistoric, reptilian-looking marine predators often portrayed as scary villains in movies such as "Happy Feet" and "Eight Below," but little is known about their basic biology. The ...

A pioneering study has unveiled the first paired observations of sexual behavior and vocalizations in wild leopard seals. The study on the mysterious leopard seal represents a major advance in ...

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 ...

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 ...