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Sunday 23 July 2017

Elephant seals have names

Warning : the sounds are disappointingly inoffensive.

Male elephant seals recognise the rhythm of one another's voices, researchers say.

Or in other words, they have names for each other, as do dolphins.
http://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-40688601/the-rather-rude-sounds-of-an-elephant-seal

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