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Eight Weddell seals were deployed for the winter to record water temperatures and salt levels.

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Video. Scientists recruit seals to be their research assistants

Updated: 02/03/2022 - 17:42 GMT+1

Seals wearing helmets have been helping Japanese researchers survey the waters under the thick ice sheet of Antarctica.

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