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Scientists at work: New recordings of ultrasonic seal calls hint at sonar-like abilities

  • Written by Lisa Munger, Instructor of Natural Sciences, University of Oregon
imageScientist and seal, under the Antarctic ice.McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory, CC BY-NDimageDivers inside the shelter hut prepare to drop into the ocean.McMurdo Oceanographic Observatory, CC BY-ND

I’m sitting on the edge of a hole drilled through 15 feet of Antarctic sea ice, about to descend into the frigid ocean of the southernmost dive site in...

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