A mother elephant seal can pick out her baby’s voice just two days after a pup is born, according to research led by the California-based scientist. However, the discovery has only served to create a new mystery: why do female seals often feed each other’s pups? “Females fast for the entire month they are nursing,” said a researcher. “So it makes no [evolutionary] sense for them to use their resources on another mother’s pup.”
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