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. The Australian-led ...

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 ...

Paris—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. The Australian-led team ...

Citation: Chambers, L. E., Buck, J. R., & Rogers, T. L. (2025). Leopard seal song patterns have similar predictability to nursery rhymes. Scientific Reports, 15 (1), 26099. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025 ...

Mating calls of male leopard seals mimic musical traits of nursery rhymes: Study The songs are made from a consistent set of five key “notes” common to all leopard seals. Updated: Aug 01, 2025 ...

PARIS, July 31, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - 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 ...

Previous studies just provided anecdotal evidence for this.” One seal, named Zola, was particularly good at copying melodies played to her, including up to 10 notes of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.