Snowballs & Penguin Highways

Land ahoy! Seasickness and mild hypothermia forgotten, the Earth Touch crew finally gets to explore Antarctica and glimpse the day-to-day lives of the animals that inhabit this incredibly harsh environment (look out for nest thievery and penguin highways). And what’s the best way to end off a trip to the frozen continent? A snowball fight, of course.§

An episode of the Antarctica (HD) podcast, hosted by Earth Touch, titled "Snowballs & Penguin Highways" was published on March 14, 2013 and runs 5 minutes.

March 14, 2013 ·5m · Antarctica (HD)

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Land ahoy! Seasickness and mild hypothermia forgotten, the Earth Touch crew finally gets to explore Antarctica and glimpse the day-to-day lives of the animals that inhabit this incredibly harsh environment (look out for nest thievery and penguin highways). And what’s the best way to end off a trip to the frozen continent? A snowball fight, of course.

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Land ahoy! Seasickness and mild hypothermia forgotten, the Earth Touch crew finally gets to explore Antarctica and glimpse the day-to-day lives of the animals that inhabit this incredibly harsh environment (look out for nest thievery and penguin highways). And what’s the best way to end off a trip to the frozen continent? A snowball fight, of course.

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