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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Unique footage of a gray seal clapping underwater reveals a new way the animals communicate underwater … and scientists flip ...

Although seals are known to clap their flippers in captivity, a gray seal has been filmed doing it in the wild for the very first time, researchers say. Ben Burville, a marine biologist at Newcastle ...

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 ...

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 ...

Many people should have clasped with both hands and sounded a 'pan-pan' sound, attracting others and quieting those who chatted. Australia Monash University research team, which is a kind of seals ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although seals are known to clap their flippers in captivity, a gray seal has been filmed doing it in the wild for the very first time, researchers say. Ben Burville, a marine biologist at Newcastle ...