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FREDERICK SOUNDINGS

Curious about marine science topics? Browse and listen to our archive of short radio programs.

Frederick Soundings is an educational radio series aired monthly on KFSK Community Radio in Petersburg, Alaska. Each program is a three-minute burst of knowledge about marine mammals, ocean science, or animal behavior and is rich with the underwater and coastal sounds of Alaska.

Programs are produced in collaboration between the Petersburg Marine Mammal Center and KFSK Public Radio.

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

How do humpback whales find their way?

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

Name two things that a high tech fisherman, a killer whale and a bat have in common.

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

One hot spot for mammal-hunting transient killer whales is mostly certainly a cold spot for everybody else.

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

Did you know there is more than one kind of killer whale?

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

You may sing in the bathtub, but have you ever tried singing underwater? I bet it doesn’t sound nearly as beautiful as a humpback whale song!

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

We believe the good folks at Seven-Eleven think they developed the term “big gulp” in reference to their largest drink cup. In fact, the humpback whale is the original “big gulper.”

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

Did you know humpback whales have wings?

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

Who’s the most deadly whale of all? One hint, it’s not the killer whale!

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

You see a roundish head poking up through the surface. Quick, what is it? Sea lion or harbor seal?

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

Humpback whales don't have fingers, but did you know they have fingerprints?

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

How can you stay safe - and legal - while spending time on the water amongst magnificent 40-ton creatures?

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

What is small, silver and flashy? One hint: it’s not “Her Ring.”

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

What do we know about the little “pig-fish” we see rolling at the surface or riding our bow wakes?

Petersburg Marine Mammal Center - Radio Series - Orca Differences

What is that unusual creature breaking the surface? An alligator? A swamp creature? Or maybe a gray whale?

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