The mystery
Aarti follows researchers who count penguins to keep track of a changing sea.
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Aarti says
Explorer, today we are counting penguins. It sounds silly. It is actually one of the best ways to listen to an ocean.
This mystery unlocks soon
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Storyboard previewScene 1 of 7Aarti (voice-over)
Up here the map is melting under the animals' feet.
Cracked sea ice; Aarti steadies themself on a floe.
New technology
The colony cam: a camera that counts penguins all winter without disturbing them.
What you'll do
Make a picture chart of an animal you could count near you.
Your turn, Explorer
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