# Voices from Antarctica 05 | Waiting for Emperors

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Podcast: [Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314)
Published: 2025-10-22T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds?share=6d1d5449-91fd-4d71-a870-cb46fb62fe8f
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Duration seconds: 1770

## Resource

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

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