Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal. mating call ...

We then compared the songs of the male leopard seals with several styles of human music: baroque , classical , romantic and contemporary, as well as songs by The Beatles and nursery rhymes .

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 on Thursday.

You've heard Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" more times than you can probably count. But have you ever heard the song performed by seals?

TONIGHT, THE FUTURE IS HERE.... FROM ST ANDREWS UNIVERSITY FROM SCOTLAND... WHERE THEY ARE TEACHING SEALS TO COPY HUMAN WORDS AND EVEN SONGS... LISTEN CLOSELY... THE SEAL WILL HEAR TWINKLE TWINKLE ...

Animals may not have musical instruments, but the way that some species form complex patterns of vocal sequences is remarkable. A recent study has found that Antarctic leopard seal mating call ...

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.

Research on vocal sequences and song in animals is therefore mostly focused on identifying patterns in animal vocal communication and studying what function a song or vocal sequence might serve.

We then compared the songs of the male leopard seals with several styles of human music: baroque, classical, romantic and contemporary, as well as songs by The Beatles and nursery rhymes.