SOUNDS: Common seals produce snorts and growls and young pups call to mothers with high pitched 'waa-waa'. Common seals hiss if they come too close to each other. Grey seals, in comparison, tend to be more tolerant and will lie in tight groups.

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© Jon Russ 2001. Text refereed by Judith Montgomery-Watson.

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