Unique footage of a gray seal clapping underwater reveals a new way the animals communicate underwater … and scientists flip ...

A seal clapping its flippers may not sound like a great revelation. Do an internet search for “clapping seal” and you’ll get a lot of hits. Ask a kid for their best seal impression, and odds are it ...

A wild grey seal has been caught "clapping" on camera for the first time, making sounds that resemble "shotgun-like cracks". The large male was filmed striking its flippers together off the coast ...

New footage shows for the first time that seals clap underwater to ward off competitors and show off to potential mates. The action was captured on film for the first time by Dr. Ben Burville ...

Wild gray seals can clap their flippers underwater as a show of strength, new research shows. This clapping serves two purposes, according to research led by scientists at Monash University ...

Researchers have captured video footage of a wild grey seal “clapping” and producing a “gunshot-like sound” underwater for the first time. The video was part of an international study led ...

Scientists have unearthed another interesting example of this, catching wild grey seals clapping underwater for the first time ever, seemingly an attempt to catch the eye of potential suitors that ...

Wild grey seals can clap their flippers underwater during breeding season. Marine mammals like whales and seals usually communicate vocally using calls and whistles. But now a Monash University ...

Nicole Kidman raised eyebrows at the Oscars with her unusual approach to applause, but now she’s set the record straight as to what was behind the seal-clapping. During last month’s Academy ...

A seal clapping its flippers may not sound like a great revelation. Do an internet search for “clapping seal” and you’ll get a lot of hits. Ask a kid for their best seal impression, and odds are it ...

Although seals are known to clap their flippers in captivity, a gray seal has been filmed doing it in the wild for the very first time, researchers say. Ben Burville, a marine biologist at ...