New recordings show Hawaiian monk seals use many more sounds than scientists ever realized.

Researchers discovered that Hawaiian monk seals use a surprisingly complex range of underwater sounds, including new call types never documented before.

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A newborn Hawaiian monk seal plucked from the shores of Hawaii island last month is now gaining weight at Ke Kai Ola, a monk seal hospital in Kailua-Kona.

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