A Marine rescue organization in Canada has gone viral online after sharing an adorable video of the sounds seal pups make. Marine Mammal Rescue gained over 6 million views with the post, capturing the ...

Seals have the rare ability among mammals to change their vocal tone to imitate human speech, prompting a study that may offer clues about how humans learn to speak. "By looking at one of the few ...

As human activity increases in the Arctic, seals might not be able to make enough noise to find mates, according to a new paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “(Male) seals use their voices to ...

Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. According to the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), bearded seals live ...

Discover the neural similarities of seals to particularly vocal birds and even humans, suggesting the foundations of speech ...

Scientists review recent experiments and find noise regulations may need to be changed to protect porpoises, seals, and other sea-dwelling mammals. Current guidance for seals and porpoises is based on ...

Hoover the seal was initially kept in a family home and could imitate human speech, barking catch phrases in a gruff accent (“Come over here”). But vocal learning—the ability to imitate sounds—is a ...