# Voices from Antarctica 06 | Seal songs

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Podcast: [Wild Sounds: Kākāpō Files II](https://stenobird.com/podcast/wild-sounds-k-k-p-files-ii-7222314)
Published: 2025-10-29T16:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.rnz.co.nz/podcast/wild-sounds?share=5e4734be-c478-433b-93c1-2d0f5c2e5c59
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Duration seconds: 1779

## Resource

Alison Ballance eavesdrops on the songs of the world's southern-most mammal, the Weddell seal, and finds out about sea ice. This episode was first released on 2 July 2020. To see images and read more about this episode, visit the RNZ website here: Voices from Antarctica: Seal songs Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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