Iberian orcas have damaged several boats off the coast of Spain in recent weeks, leaving authorities scrambling to rescue ...

They eat penguins, smaller seals, fish, squid and krill, and in turn are preyed on by killer whales.

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

The orca is the only predator that is known to hunt these seals. Antarctic leopard seals are usually solitary, except during the breeding season, and each need extensive hunting grounds.

The orca is the only predator that is known to hunt these seals. Antarctic leopard seals are usually solitary, except during the breeding season, and each need extensive hunting grounds. However, this ...

Scientists from the National Antarctic Science Center recorded an unusual scene while working in the ocean: a leopard seal tried to reach a kryleiid seal resting on an ice floe for more than 20 ...

Leopard seals in Antarctica live solitary lives. But the simple patterns of their underwater song, akin to nursery rhymes, bring mates from across the seas.

Male leopard seals compose and sing their own songs to woo potential mating partners, scientists in Australia have found. The songs are structured much like nursery rhymes, making them easy to ...

In a study published today in Scientific Reports, UNSW Sydney researchers found that the underwater songs of leopard seals (Hydrurga leptonyx) in Antarctica share structural similarities with the ...

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