Scent matters to fur seals

Wednesday, August 12, 2015 - 12:50 in Biology & Nature

Antarctic fur seals have unique ‘scent profile’ to recognize their pups, scientists have found. Until now researchers thought voice recognition was mostly important for finding their young, but now it is proven that scent also plays a crucial part.

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