Silent stalkers of dark ocean waters
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - 15:30
in Biology & Nature
The mating roar of a male harbor seal is supposed to attract a partner, not a predator. Unfortunately for the seals, scientists have found evidence that marine-mammal-eating killer whales eavesdrop on their prey. The researchers will present their work at the 166th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), held Dec. 2 – 6 in San Francisco, Calif.