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Voices from Antarctica 05 | Waiting for Emperors

Podcast: Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II
Published: Oct 22, 2025
Duration seconds: 1770
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Emperor penguin researchers are waiting for tagged birds to return, and an elderly radar system sheds light on a very windy part of the atmosphere. This episode was first released on 25 June 2020. To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Waiting for Emperors Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details