Hanging with the penguins – Paige’s adventures in the Subantarctic

A comfy and cozy lifestyle is just not for her. Our guest Paige Green loves a good challenge. She is a penguin researcher who lived in the most remote places to study her subjects. In this episode, we talk to her about the ups and downs of human life in the Subantarctic and the spell that makes everyone love penguins.

Paige Green on the subantarctic Marion Island

Tim and Cat chat with PhD candidate Paige Green. Paige is originally from South Africa and now does her PhD on penguins at the University of Tasmania. In the course of her PhD, she did a two-week expedition to the Bounty Islands and spend some time at the French Antarctic Base.

Picture taken by a camera trap on Marion Island.

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