Secret underwater language of Hawaiian monk seals has 25 new calls
New research led by the UH Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology (HIMB) Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) has greatly expanded scientists’ understanding of how Hawaiian monk seals (Neomonachus schauinslandi) produce underwater sounds. The study, published in Royal Society Open Science, examined thousands of hours of passive acoustic recordings and uncovered 25 distinct underwater vocalizations. This…


