The Great Seal Count

Tumble Science Podcast for Kids

Tumble Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 21 January 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

How do you count the cutest seals on the planet? With the help from thousands of people around the world! Conservation scientist Leo Salas explains the story behind the first-ever global count of Weddell seals in Antarctica. Plus, you’ll find out what counting seals shares with searching for ancient tombs!

Learn more about Weddell seals in our special bonus episode with Dr. Leo Salas, available to Tumble Patrons who pledge just $1 or more a month - along with an ad-free episode feed! Support us today at patreon.com/tumblepodcast.

We’ll have free resources to learn more about Weddell seals (or the ‘widdle Weddells’) on the blog on our website, sciencepodcastforkids.com.

Do you speak Spanish, or are you a Spanish language learner? Subscribe to Tumble En Español to listen to episodes adapted to Spanish! The podcast relaunches on January 28.

Weddell seal recordings in this episode were obtained under NMFS Permit No. 1032-1917.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Lindsay.
0:06.0	And I'm Marshall.
0:07.0	Welcome to Tumble, the show where we explore stories of science discovery.
0:10.4	Today we're discovering how to count the cutest seals on the planet from your own home.
0:16.6	The cutest seals you say.
0:18.5	Yep, they live in Antarctica and they look like puppies with fins instead of legs.
0:23.6	Oh, that's cute.
0:25.4	So how do we count seals and why?
0:28.0	That's what we're about to find out.
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