Divers from the British Antarctic Survey prepare to take the plunge.
An audio diary special edition
21 December 2010
In this week's special edition of the Planet Earth podcast, we feature some of our favourite audio diaries from the past year.
We've got scientists using cannons to study geese in Ireland, researchers collecting mongoose poo in Uganda, Darth Vader impressions from beneath Antarctic ice, and tiger leeches in a researcher's pants.
In the first feature, Tim Cockerill from the University of Cambridge gives us an insight into studying insects in pristine rainforests of northern Borneo, describing some of the downsides.
We go from Malaysia to Ireland to find out what cannons have to do with understanding bird migrations. Stuart Bearhop from the University of Exeter reveals all.
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Next, Michael Cant, also from the University of Exeter tells us how cooperative – or not, as the case may be – Ugandan mongooses are. We then head down to the freezing cold waters of Antarctica to hear how British Antarctic Survey doctor Claire Lehman gets on when she joins the dive team.
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Keywords:
Africa,
Antarctic,
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