Wild gray seals can clap their flippers underwater as a show of strength, new research shows. This clapping serves two purposes, according to research led by scientists at Monash University: It wards ...

Different creatures seek to attract mates in different ways, whether that be a peacock spreading its colorful feathers or gorillas beating their chests as a show of strength. Scientists have unearthed ...

New footage shows for the first time that seals clap underwater to ward off competitors and show off to potential mates. The action was captured on film for the first time by Dr. Ben Burville, a ...

Whales serenade each other across thousands of miles, while dolphins call out other's "names" using signature whistles. Now, scientists have spotted gray seals using yet another form of underwater ...

An international study by Monash University has discovered wild grey seals can clap their flippers underwater during breeding season. This is regarded as a show of strength that warns off competitors ...

Unique footage of a gray seal clapping underwater reveals a new way the animals communicate underwater … and scientists flip out. Seal footage credit: Ben Burville ...

A Grey Seal comes for a closer look at a group of divers at the Farne Islands, England. Getty Images Wild gray seals can clap their flippers underwater as a show of strength, new research shows. This ...

David Hocking receives funding from from Monash University and the Australian Research Council. Felix Georg Marx received funding from from the Australian Research Council (DECRA fellowship ...

Feb. 3 (UPI) --For the first time, grey seals have been observed clapping underwater to communicate. Like whales and dolphins, seals typically use a variety of calls to communicate with one another.

It turns out pinnipeds know how to clap back. In fact, clapping back — and forward — between each other is how they communicate. Marine mammals, like whales, were known to use clicks to communicate to ...

Wild grey seals can clap their flippers underwater during breeding season. Marine mammals like whales and seals usually communicate vocally using calls and whistles. But now a Monash University-led ...