Ear to the Wild: The Underwater World of the Harbor Seal

Harbor seals spend up to 70% of their life underwater. Their aquatic home can sound strange and even abstract to our ears. In this recording from Jenner we can hear harbor seals making grunting sounds, and blowing bubbles. Harbor seals spend up to 70% of their life underwater. Their aquatic home can sound strange and even abstract to our ears. Yet, harbor seals thrive in this different sounding environment. Their hearing is extremely good underwater. This helps them to hunt for fish, and also to avoid being hunted by predators. In this recording from Jenner we can hear harbor seals making grunting sounds, and blowing bubbles. We can also hear them splashing, and something that sounds like them swimming along the gravelly bottom of the Russian River.    The underwater world of the harbor seal. Thanks for lending an Ear to the Wild. I’m Jack Hines. For more information, please visit eartothewild.com