16 Aug 2018

The weird and wonderful marine wildlife of Antarctica

From Afternoons, 1:42 pm on 16 August 2018

When you think Antarctica, you think penguins, seals, whales, and maybe polar bears if you get your poles mixed up.

But living under the ice is a cornucopia of curious and colourful marine life.

The problem in in mapping and tracking that marine life - but some Australian researchers have a plan for that, too.

One of them, Nicole Hill from the University of Tasmania, joins us on the line.

Most Antarctic fish have evolved ‘anti-freeze blood’ allowing them to survive in water temperature below zero degrees

Most Antarctic fish have evolved ‘anti-freeze blood’ allowing them to survive in water temperature below zero degrees Photo: Australian Antarctic Division

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