Vocal communication is a primary key to survival for many species, including the Arctic Ocean's bearded seals. According to the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), bearded seals live ...

Ithaca, NY-- During mating season, male bearded seals make loud calls to attract a mate--even their "quiet" call could still be as ear-rattling as a chainsaw. Bearded seals have to be loud to be heard ...

As human activity increases in the Arctic, seals might not be able to make enough noise to find mates, according to a new paper in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. “(Male) seals use their voices to ...

Climate change is scary news for seals in many more ways than one. Besides degrading and eliminating necessary sea-ice habitat, warming depletes their prey, makes them more vulnerable to predators and ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Arctic seals face extinction as climate change melts sea ice, with harp, hooded and bearded seals moved to higher ...

(CN) - Alaska revenue will suffer if the United States designates two species of bearded, Arctic seals as threatened, the state's attorney general claims in Federal Court. Bearded seals are the ...

Climate change has severely reduced the length of the seal hunting season in a rural Alaska village, potentially threatening a key feature of the community's Indigenous way of life. The Iñupiaq people ...

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During mating season, male bearded seals make loud calls to attract a mate. How loud? Well, even their "quiet" call can still be as ear-rattling as a chainsaw. These elaborate vocalizations are ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - During mating season, male bearded seals make loud calls to attract a mate. How loud? Well, even their "quiet" call can still be as ear-rattling as a chainsaw. These elaborate ...