Seal pups listen for long distance calls to locate their mothers

Seal pups listen for long distance calls to locate their mothers
Washington DC (SPX) Sep 03, 2015 - Antarctic fur seal pups identify the mother's vocal pitch at longer distance and use other components of the vocal signature at closer range to identify their mother in densely populated breeding colonies, according to a study published September 2, 2015 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Thierry Aubin from University of Paris-Sud and colleagues. Antarctic fur seals breed in dense colo ... more

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