While documenting leopard seals in Antarctica for a 2006 National Geographic magazine story, photographer Paul Nicklen had an experience that he says "will stay with me forever" (see Nicklen's photos) ...

Leopard seals may be one of Antarctica’s most fearsome predators, but these vocalizers sing with the structured charm of a child’s nursery rhyme. In a surprising new study, researchers found that the ...

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A comparison of the structure of leopard seal songs to those of other mammals and various forms of human music has found the closest counterpart to be nursery rhymes. Unsurprisingly, however, the ...

An international team of scientists has warned that the world’s penguins could be at risk from the combined effects of ...

Antarctic fur seals need ice-free ground in order to breed. Why are they disappearing? Leopard seals are the only seals that prey on other seal species although fur seals have rarely been on the menu ...

From a dish made by your hometown restaurant to candy you searched for on Halloween, most people have an all-time favorite food. Humans are omnivores with a diverse diet, but there is still a large ...

On July 22, 2003, a leopard seal was involved in a fatal encounter that shocked researchers and raised new questions about the safety of working in remote regions. A 28-year-old marine biologist from ...