Voice of the Sea Ice: Seals and penguins

Meet some of Antarctica's iconic species – emperor penguins and Weddell seals – and learn how they use the ice.

Just outside Scott Base the sea ice squashes up against Ross Island, creating towering shapes and cracks in the ice.  

These are called pressure ridges, and they are a nice, sheltered space for the Weddell seals to hang out and look after their newborn pups.  

Claire Concannon tags along with University of Canterbury PhD candidate Arek Aspinwall to learn more about the seals, and about his research.