Sam Andrews @oceanoculus.com · Mar 18

Let's get statistically sea-nificant 🧮 🔊 25 The number of distinct calls scientists discovered Hawaiian monk seals make. 📷 Mark Sullivan, NOAA Fisheries Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, 2014 Photo collected under NMFS Research Permit

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Sam Andrews · Mar 18

Researchers analysed more than 4,500 hours of audio recordings captured from across the Hawaiian Archipelago and found 25 distinct vocalisations. Before this, just six calls had been documented from seals in captivity.