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- NARRATOR: Antarctica.
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- The coldest, windiest place
- on our planet.
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- Half of the year,
- there's total darkness.
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- The sun doesn't rise at all.
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- For the most part,
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- it's completely devoid
- of life.
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- But each spring, that changes.
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- [UPBEAT POP MUSIC PLAYING]
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- [SQUAWKS]
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- NARRATOR: Meet Steve.
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- [SQUAWKS]
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- Two feet tall and 15 pounds
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- of freewheeling
- Adelie penguin.
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- As a five-year-old male
- coming of age,
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- he's going to be facing
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- some serious obstacles
- in the months ahead.
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- But not to worry.
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- "Obstacle" is
- Steve's middle name.
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- Although Steve's
- made this trek before,
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- in previous years,
- he was mostly just along
- for the ride.
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- But he's not that same
- carefree kid anymore.
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- This year, he'll be joining
- adult society.
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- He has no clue
- what he's getting into.
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- All he knows is,
- he's running late.
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- [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
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- All the other
- experienced males
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- in Steve's colony
- are way ahead of him
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- on a 100-mile annual journey
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- across sea and ice to
- Antarctica's rugged shores.
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- They're returning home
- in advance of the females
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- to set up camp
- for the mating season.
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- And they number
- in the millions.
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- Adelies spend
- the entire winter
- out in the Southern Ocean.
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- But now that
- spring has arrived,
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- they're seeking dry land.
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- Because dry land
- is the only place
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- they can start a family.
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- And it's not just
- any old patch of land
- they're heading to.
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- They're returning to
- the place they were born.
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- [SQUAWKS]
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- Their only job is to find a
- good place to set up a home,
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- raise their chicks,
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- and then head back
- to the sea again
- before winter.
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- It's a monumental
- polar expedition
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- that favors the early bird.
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- And Steve is the last one
- to the party.
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- [AS STEVE]
- Wait, what?
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- Oh, no!
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- No, no, no.
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- Emperor penguins?
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- Entirely wrong species.
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- [PENGUIN CHICKS CHIRPING]
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- Hey! Any of you seen
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- a half a million penguins,
- about my height?
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- Similar build.
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- No?
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- Okay.
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- A-ha! An obstacle.
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- Hyah!
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- Yes.
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- [YELPS]
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- Hey, there,
- I'm looking for...[SQUAWKS]
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- I don't know
- what that means.
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- I'm gonna go over here,
- talk to someone else.
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- Just trying to
- ask a question.[SQUAWKS]
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- Excuse me?
- Do we know each...[SQUAWKS]
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- Actually, it's Steve
- with a...[SQUAWKS]
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- Okay.
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- Hey, kid, wake up.
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- Have you seen a colony...
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- [SQUAWKS] Ow!
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- Dude,
- I'm just asking...
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- Ow. Stop that.[SQUAWKS]
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- Ow. Ow.
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- Stop. Ow.
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- I just got beat up by a baby.
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- This is not going well.
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- Please? Anyone.
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- Yeah! Yeah, uncomfortable.
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- Yeah, okay.
- Not panicking,
- not panicking.
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- This is crazy, this is crazy.
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- This is crazy,
- this is crazy... Whoa!
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- I'm good. All good.
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- [GRUNTS]
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- This is just a bad dream.
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- Oh, hey!
- There they are.
- Guys, wait up.
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- Guys!
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- NARRATOR: Finally, Steve
- has reached his destination.
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- The big city.
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- It's a tough place
- for a first-timer.
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- Everyone's just arrived,
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- and they're all fighting
- for their own little patch
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- of ice-free rock.
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- [PENGUINS SQUABBLING]
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- And young newcomers like Steve
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- need to watch their step.
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- [SQUAWKS]
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- [PENGUINS CALLING]
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- First order of business,
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- find a nice, quiet
- nesting spot to call his own.
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- [BIRD SQUAWKING]
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- Even though he was born here,
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- Steve's never had to stake
- out his own place before.
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- But it shouldn't be that hard
- to find a good spot. Right?
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- [PENGUINS CALLING]
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- [AS STEVE] Hey, fellas, what's up?
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- New in town, just,
- uh, you know,
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- looking for
- a good nesting spot.
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- So, if you hear of anything... Mmm-hmm.
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- [SQUAWKS]
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- Ouch. Please don't bite me.
- Thank you. Ouch.
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- NARRATOR: The older,
- more experienced males
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- have held these
- prime nesting spots
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- for years.
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- And they will protect
- their turf with their lives.
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- [AS STEVE] Staying calm.
- Not panicking.
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- Not panicking.
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- [STEVE SQUAWKS]
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- All right, I'm sorry.
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- Well, that was,
- uh, competitive.
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- All right. Next challenge.
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- [PENGUINS CALLING]
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- NARRATOR: There's only
- one thing more precious
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- to an Adelie penguin
- than exposed ground.
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- Stones.
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- There's not really anything
- else to collect here.
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- They use the stones
- to build their nests.
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- Each one raises the nest
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- a little bit higher
- off the ground,
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- making sure their eggs
- will be protected
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- from the cold snow.
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- By the time Steve gets around
- to starting his collection,
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- most of the good ones
- have been taken.
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- He has to work double time
- just to catch up.
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- It's paying off, though.
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- He's building himself
- quite an attractive
- little nest.
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- Maybe too attractive.
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- [AS PENGUIN] Ah, welcome
- to the neighborhood.
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- Thank you.[LAUGHS]
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- [SQUAWKS]
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- [AS STEVE] Hmm. Could've sworn I had more.
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- Oh, well.
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- Wait a minute.
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- One, two, three,
- four, five...
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- Hey![SQUAWKS]
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- One, two, three...
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- Five.
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- What?
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- Maybe if I...
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- Oh. He'll just...
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- What if... No.
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- Maybe I could... No.
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- How am I supposed to...
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- [MUTTERING]
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- What's with
- all these neighbors?
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- They just come along
- and steal stuff.
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- Hey![SQUAWKS]
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- You know what?
- Just stay calm.
- Don't play their game.
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- NARRATOR: Steve's got
- to finish his nest fast
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- because out on the sea ice,
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- another several hundred
- thousand Adelies
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- are headed his way.
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- A few weeks behind the males,
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- the females are now
- returning, too.
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- Just like the males,
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- they've been out at sea
- all winter.
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- They are the second wave
- of the great homecoming.
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- And when they get
- to the colony,
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- they're gonna wanna see some
- progress on those nests.
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- 00:14:56,330 --> 00:14:58,332
- [MALE PENGUINS CALLING]
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- Adelie penguins return
- to the same nest site
- every year
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- 00:15:09,169 --> 00:15:11,432
- in the hope of finding
- their same partner.
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- 00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:18,134
- Which means a lot
- of these guys are singing,
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- "Welcome home, darling!"
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- 00:15:20,745 --> 00:15:22,747
- [MALE PENGUINS
- CONTINUE CALLING]
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- 00:15:31,234 --> 00:15:33,410
- There's nothing more
- attractive to the ladies
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- 00:15:33,454 --> 00:15:35,369
- than a good crooner.
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- So, Steve lets it rip.
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- [CALLING]
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- [AS STEVE]
- All right, ladies.
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- Open for business.
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- 00:15:54,562 --> 00:15:56,346
- [BOTH CALLING]
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- Oh, look at these two
- lovebirds, hitting it off.
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- Good for you.
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- Oh, here comes one.
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- 00:16:02,222 --> 00:16:03,832
- [CALLING]
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- 00:16:10,447 --> 00:16:12,449
- [CONTINUES CALLING]
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- 00:16:21,458 --> 00:16:23,025
- [GROANS]
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- 00:16:23,069 --> 00:16:25,027
- [PENGUINS CALLING]
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- 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:33,601
- Is she looking at me?
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- 00:16:33,644 --> 00:16:35,057
- [WHISPERING] I think
- she's looking at me.
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- 00:16:35,081 --> 00:16:36,647
- Oh, my gosh. Oh, my gosh!
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- 00:16:36,691 --> 00:16:38,475
- She's coming this way!
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- Hi, there. My name's Steve.
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- [CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]
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- 00:16:48,181 --> 00:16:49,791
- And she's walking away.
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- NARRATOR: Sometimes
- the most beautiful songs
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- are the sad ones.
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- 00:17:04,284 --> 00:17:06,286
- [CALLING]
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- Looks like this just
- isn't Steve's year.
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- 00:17:19,647 --> 00:17:21,649
- [PENGUINS CALLING]
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- [AS STEVE]
- Hold on a minute.
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- Hi. I'm Steve.
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- NARRATOR: Steve, meet Adeline.
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- [ROMANTIC MUSIC PLAYING]
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- It's more than just
- a beautiful courtship ritual.
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- Steve and Adeline will
- use these initial moments
- of intimacy
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- to memorize
- each other's voices.
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- After this,
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- they'll be able
- to find one another
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- 00:18:17,618 --> 00:18:19,010
- amongst the crowds...
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- [WHISPERS] forever.
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- 00:18:36,245 --> 00:18:38,204
- [CALLING]
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- 00:19:00,182 --> 00:19:01,836
- [CALLING]
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- 00:19:11,541 --> 00:19:13,543
- [BOTH CONTINUE CALLING]
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- 00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:05,769
- Well, well, well,
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- 00:20:05,813 --> 00:20:08,903
- adulthood seems to be
- off to a good start.
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- Romance. Courting.
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- 00:20:12,385 --> 00:20:14,735
- He needs to keep
- the good vibes rolling
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- 00:20:14,778 --> 00:20:16,998
- and do whatever it takes
- to impress Adeline.
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- It's all about the rock.
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- 00:20:26,442 --> 00:20:27,487
- [SQUAWKS]
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- 00:20:30,751 --> 00:20:32,337
- [AS STEVE] Yeah, I should
- probably give her
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- a few more options
- to choose from.
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- 00:20:41,283 --> 00:20:43,329
- Wonder if she thinks
- I'm attractive.
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- Collect a few rocks...
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- 00:20:48,856 --> 00:20:50,945
- Stack up a few brownie points.
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- Gonna start a family!
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- I could build a tree fort!
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- Man, she smells great, though.
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- I gotta start working out.
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- 00:21:10,660 --> 00:21:12,445
- Here, take a look
- at this one.
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- 00:21:12,880 --> 00:21:15,012
- [SQUAWKS]
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- Uh... You like it or...
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- 00:21:20,017 --> 00:21:22,063
- Okay, all right.
- All good.
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- 00:21:22,106 --> 00:21:23,282
- Back to it.
- 237
- 00:21:32,247 --> 00:21:36,077
- NARRATOR: Adeline requires
- the right rocks to provide
- the perfect protection
- 238
- 00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:37,644
- for any chicks
- they might have.
- 239
- 00:21:50,352 --> 00:21:51,440
- [SQUAWKS]
- 240
- 00:22:01,798 --> 00:22:03,496
- He gets an "A" for effort.
- 241
- 00:22:06,107 --> 00:22:08,414
- But a "D" in physics.
- 242
- 00:22:19,163 --> 00:22:22,123
- It's okay. Adeline's patient.
- 243
- 00:22:22,166 --> 00:22:23,907
- Steve will get there
- in the end.
- 244
- 00:22:26,780 --> 00:22:27,868
- [SQUAWKS]
- 245
- 00:22:36,180 --> 00:22:39,314
- Steve hasn't left the colony
- for over a month,
- 246
- 00:22:39,358 --> 00:22:41,403
- so he feels he's long overdue
- 247
- 00:22:41,447 --> 00:22:43,362
- for a little rest
- and relaxation.
- 248
- 00:22:47,235 --> 00:22:49,237
- [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
- 249
- 00:23:13,174 --> 00:23:17,613
- In late spring, the sea ice
- begins to break apart.
- 250
- 00:23:17,657 --> 00:23:22,749
- It's a perfect opportunity
- for a refreshing swim.
- 251
- 00:23:22,792 --> 00:23:26,056
- A few hours out in the water
- does wonders for a penguin.
- 252
- 00:23:26,840 --> 00:23:28,319
- It's all they need
- 253
- 00:23:28,363 --> 00:23:30,043
- before returning
- to their household duties.
- 254
- 00:23:35,501 --> 00:23:37,154
- It's like spring break.
- 255
- 00:23:37,633 --> 00:23:39,330
- Just colder.
- 256
- 00:24:10,231 --> 00:24:12,015
- Finally,
- some peace and...
- 257
- 00:24:12,059 --> 00:24:13,669
- [AS STEVE] Whoa! Jeez.
- 258
- 00:24:25,855 --> 00:24:27,640
- NARRATOR: When you spend
- every waking moment
- 259
- 00:24:27,683 --> 00:24:30,033
- surrounded by thousands
- of fellow penguins,
- 260
- 00:24:30,947 --> 00:24:33,167
- solitude is a luxury.
- 261
- 00:24:37,258 --> 00:24:39,652
- So, Steve's looking
- for a quieter spot,
- 262
- 00:24:39,695 --> 00:24:41,001
- away from the crowd.
- 263
- 00:24:54,580 --> 00:24:57,017
- He just needs to wash off
- the dirt and grime
- 264
- 00:24:57,060 --> 00:24:58,584
- from all that hard work.
- 265
- 00:25:02,936 --> 00:25:06,243
- Then, it's off to enjoy
- some alone time.
- 266
- 00:25:12,554 --> 00:25:15,383
- Gotta admit,
- those were some sweet stones
- I picked out.
- 267
- 00:25:25,654 --> 00:25:27,656
- [WHALES BLOWING AIR]
- 268
- 00:25:48,155 --> 00:25:49,635
- NARRATOR: Killer whales.
- 269
- 00:25:51,767 --> 00:25:53,116
- [PENGUINS SQUAWKING]
- 270
- 00:25:56,293 --> 00:25:57,686
- [STEVE SINGING]
- 271
- 00:25:57,730 --> 00:26:00,036
- ♪ Riding on icebergs!
- 272
- 00:26:00,080 --> 00:26:01,516
- ♪ Yeah!
- 273
- 00:26:03,344 --> 00:26:04,998
- [PENGUINS SQUAWKING]
- 274
- 00:26:05,041 --> 00:26:07,522
- NARRATOR: Two hundred times
- bigger than an Adelie,
- 275
- 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:09,959
- they are Antarctica's
- top predator.
- 276
- 00:26:12,527 --> 00:26:15,225
- You don't wanna take
- your chances with these guys.
- 277
- 00:26:26,585 --> 00:26:29,979
- The killer whales have been waiting
- for the ice to break up, too.
- 278
- 00:26:33,330 --> 00:26:34,854
- These channels provide
- 279
- 00:26:34,897 --> 00:26:36,725
- the perfect route
- to their fishing grounds.
- 280
- 00:26:36,769 --> 00:26:39,423
- And no one wants
- to become a snack
- along the way.
- 281
- 00:26:44,428 --> 00:26:46,430
- [ALARMED SQUAWKING]
- 282
- 00:26:48,998 --> 00:26:51,044
- [STEVE SINGING]
- 283
- 00:26:59,966 --> 00:27:02,751
- [AS STEVE]
- Ah! That was awesome!
- 284
- 00:27:03,709 --> 00:27:05,536
- Hey, guys, I had an idea.
- 285
- 00:27:10,759 --> 00:27:11,760
- Guys?
- 286
- 00:27:14,720 --> 00:27:16,286
- Where are they all going?
- 287
- 00:27:16,330 --> 00:27:18,332
- [ALL SQUAWKING]
- 288
- 00:27:24,294 --> 00:27:25,469
- Awkward.
- 289
- 00:27:35,436 --> 00:27:36,872
- So peaceful out here.
- 290
- 00:27:38,395 --> 00:27:40,006
- That's why I keep coming back.
- 291
- 00:27:42,399 --> 00:27:43,879
- I wish I could fly.
- 292
- 00:27:49,363 --> 00:27:51,017
- NARRATOR: Back at the colony,
- 293
- 00:27:51,060 --> 00:27:52,758
- Adeline has been busy.
- 294
- 00:27:59,503 --> 00:28:01,636
- Two precious little packages,
- 295
- 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:05,945
- which Adeline and Steve will have to keep
- as warm as possible over the next month.
- 296
- 00:28:11,341 --> 00:28:14,997
- Because as spring
- turns into summer
- in Antarctica,
- 297
- 00:28:15,041 --> 00:28:17,478
- the winds begin to build.[WIND HOWLING]
- 298
- 00:28:31,057 --> 00:28:33,276
- They're called katabatics.
- 299
- 00:28:33,320 --> 00:28:35,322
- Winds drawn
- by the warmer ocean
- 300
- 00:28:35,365 --> 00:28:37,193
- out of the colder interior.
- 301
- 00:28:39,239 --> 00:28:43,939
- And they can reach
- 150 miles an hour
- in an instant.
- 302
- 00:28:58,954 --> 00:29:01,391
- It's a hurricane-strength
- blizzard.
- 303
- 00:29:08,834 --> 00:29:12,098
- Even those used to
- tough Antarctic conditions
- 304
- 00:29:12,141 --> 00:29:15,144
- know it's bad news
- to be caught exposed.
- 305
- 00:29:17,016 --> 00:29:19,583
- And the Adelies struggle
- to return to the colony.
- 306
- 00:29:34,729 --> 00:29:36,687
- Separated from the others,
- 307
- 00:29:36,731 --> 00:29:39,429
- Steve quickly
- becomes disoriented.
- 308
- 00:29:42,737 --> 00:29:46,393
- Out here, there is
- no shelter from the storm.
- 309
- 00:30:22,908 --> 00:30:25,954
- Even in the colony,
- everyone has to hunker down.
- 310
- 00:30:31,481 --> 00:30:34,093
- Parents must not let
- their eggs get exposed
- 311
- 00:30:34,136 --> 00:30:36,660
- to the minus-40-degree
- wind chill.
- 312
- 00:30:52,633 --> 00:30:56,593
- The pummeling snow
- buries all in its path.
- 313
- 00:30:56,637 --> 00:30:58,857
- Including Adeline
- and her eggs.
- 314
- 00:31:06,473 --> 00:31:08,344
- And there's a real possibility
- 315
- 00:31:08,388 --> 00:31:11,434
- that Steve
- will never see her again.
- 316
- 00:32:04,792 --> 00:32:08,665
- Three days after they began,
- the winds subside.
- 317
- 00:32:20,329 --> 00:32:22,462
- Adeline has survived
- 318
- 00:32:22,505 --> 00:32:24,943
- and remarkably
- kept her eggs alive.
- 319
- 00:32:28,207 --> 00:32:31,645
- But she has no idea
- where Steve is.
- 320
- 00:32:37,085 --> 00:32:39,087
- [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
- 321
- 00:32:45,093 --> 00:32:47,052
- [AS STEVE] Adeline!
- 322
- 00:32:55,756 --> 00:32:58,411
- Adeline!
- 323
- 00:33:00,065 --> 00:33:02,850
- [AS ADELINE] Steve? Steve!
- 324
- 00:33:13,556 --> 00:33:15,906
- NARRATOR: The bond
- between these two lovebirds
- 325
- 00:33:15,950 --> 00:33:17,778
- grows stronger every day.
- 326
- 00:33:18,605 --> 00:33:20,607
- [BOTH CALLING SOFTLY]
- 327
- 00:33:30,095 --> 00:33:32,575
- The katabatic winds
- signal the beginning
- 328
- 00:33:32,619 --> 00:33:35,013
- of the very short
- Antarctic summer.
- 329
- 00:33:39,408 --> 00:33:42,498
- As the sea ice breaks up
- around the continent,
- 330
- 00:33:42,542 --> 00:33:45,284
- the most productive ocean
- on the planet
- 331
- 00:33:45,327 --> 00:33:47,025
- emerges from below.
- 332
- 00:34:03,606 --> 00:34:06,305
- The Southern Ocean
- that surrounds Antarctica
- 333
- 00:34:06,348 --> 00:34:09,090
- briefly attracts
- millions of animals back
- 334
- 00:34:09,134 --> 00:34:12,963
- to feast in its rich waters
- full of plankton and fish.
- 335
- 00:34:48,999 --> 00:34:52,481
- It's a rare time
- of plenty for all.
- 336
- 00:34:52,525 --> 00:34:56,833
- And Steve and the other males
- are taking full advantage,
- 337
- 00:34:56,877 --> 00:34:59,706
- feeding and fattening up
- for the coming weeks
- of summer.
- 338
- 00:35:12,501 --> 00:35:14,590
- With the sea ice now gone,
- 339
- 00:35:14,634 --> 00:35:18,986
- it's like a giant pantry
- full of food
- right at their doorstep.
- 340
- 00:35:19,029 --> 00:35:21,510
- Just in time
- for any new hungry mouths
- 341
- 00:35:21,554 --> 00:35:22,816
- that might appear.
- 342
- 00:35:25,340 --> 00:35:29,301
- And Adeline has got her
- timing just right.
- 343
- 00:35:30,432 --> 00:35:31,738
- [CHICK CHEEPING]
- 344
- 00:35:48,972 --> 00:35:50,365
- [CHEEPS]
- 345
- 00:35:55,631 --> 00:35:59,244
- Steve's fishing trip
- with the boys
- has made him late
- 346
- 00:35:59,287 --> 00:36:02,160
- for the most important event
- in his life.
- 347
- 00:36:04,205 --> 00:36:06,033
- [AS STEVE]
- Okay, just stay calm.
- 348
- 00:36:06,076 --> 00:36:07,339
- You're gonna be fine.
- 349
- 00:36:07,382 --> 00:36:09,602
- You got the nest built,
- then the mating thing...
- 350
- 00:36:09,645 --> 00:36:11,125
- Whoops! Excuse me.
- 351
- 00:36:21,396 --> 00:36:23,572
- [CHEEPING]
- 352
- 00:36:25,095 --> 00:36:27,054
- Laid the eggs, eggs are in the nest.
- 353
- 00:36:27,097 --> 00:36:28,664
- [PENGUIN SQUAWKS] Yeah. Pardon me.
- 354
- 00:36:29,665 --> 00:36:31,667
- Picked up the fish for lunch.
- 355
- 00:36:31,711 --> 00:36:33,191
- It's all gonna work out!
- 356
- 00:36:36,455 --> 00:36:39,849
- NARRATOR: Maybe Steve's not
- the most punctual partner,
- 357
- 00:36:39,893 --> 00:36:42,025
- but the belly full of fish
- he's brought home
- 358
- 00:36:42,069 --> 00:36:43,679
- more than makes up for that.
- 359
- 00:36:48,728 --> 00:36:51,252
- And it couldn't have come
- at a better time.
- 360
- 00:36:51,296 --> 00:36:53,950
- Adeline is fast running out
- of food.
- 361
- 00:36:55,691 --> 00:36:58,955
- It's her turn
- to go fill up on fish.
- 362
- 00:36:58,999 --> 00:37:00,392
- So, they trade places.
- 363
- 00:37:01,654 --> 00:37:05,310
- And Steve nervously steps
- into the role of father
- 364
- 00:37:05,353 --> 00:37:07,486
- for the first time
- in his life.
- 365
- 00:37:17,539 --> 00:37:19,541
- [CHICK CHEEPING]
- 366
- 00:37:21,456 --> 00:37:23,545
- He has no idea
- what he's doing.
- 367
- 00:37:24,633 --> 00:37:26,200
- But his instinct
- is telling him
- 368
- 00:37:26,244 --> 00:37:29,029
- to regurgitate his lunch
- into his kid's mouth.
- 369
- 00:37:29,725 --> 00:37:30,726
- So, he does.
- 370
- 00:37:44,000 --> 00:37:47,265
- Steve and Adeline
- will now share
- the chick-feeding duties.
- 371
- 00:37:48,309 --> 00:37:50,572
- Compared to
- everyone else though,
- 372
- 00:37:50,616 --> 00:37:52,922
- they're still behind.
- 373
- 00:37:52,966 --> 00:37:55,534
- Most of the other families
- are well on their way.
- 374
- 00:38:17,686 --> 00:38:21,037
- Child-rearing is really
- the only game in town
- right now,
- 375
- 00:38:21,081 --> 00:38:23,083
- as the parents of many species
- 376
- 00:38:23,126 --> 00:38:25,128
- join the race
- to raise their families.
- 377
- 00:38:27,783 --> 00:38:29,698
- South Polar skuas
- are attracted
- 378
- 00:38:29,742 --> 00:38:32,745
- by the same exposed rock
- as the Adelies.
- 379
- 00:38:32,788 --> 00:38:35,791
- They also migrate here
- to have their chicks,
- 380
- 00:38:35,835 --> 00:38:38,446
- taking advantage of
- the short, bountiful summer.
- 381
- 00:38:38,490 --> 00:38:40,056
- [CHIRPING]
- 382
- 00:38:46,106 --> 00:38:49,675
- But when it comes to
- providing for their chicks,
- 383
- 00:38:49,718 --> 00:38:52,547
- they are two
- very different species.
- 384
- 00:38:52,591 --> 00:38:54,157
- [SKUA CAWING]
- 385
- 00:38:55,333 --> 00:38:58,640
- Steve's job, as he
- understands it anyway,
- 386
- 00:38:58,684 --> 00:39:00,990
- is basically
- barf on the chick,
- 387
- 00:39:01,034 --> 00:39:03,253
- then flatten it into the
- rocks to keep it warm.
- 388
- 00:39:06,953 --> 00:39:08,868
- [CAWING]
- 389
- 00:39:08,911 --> 00:39:13,394
- The skuas, however,
- take things to the extreme.
- 390
- 00:39:25,885 --> 00:39:27,495
- [PENGUIN SQUAWKS]
- 391
- 00:39:33,196 --> 00:39:36,243
- Skuas are penguin predators.
- 392
- 00:39:36,286 --> 00:39:38,767
- They take advantage of
- distracted parents.
- 393
- 00:39:42,292 --> 00:39:46,471
- But Steve's attention
- is fully on his family.
- 394
- 00:39:46,514 --> 00:39:49,343
- Especially now that
- his second chick
- has hatched out.
- 395
- 00:39:56,524 --> 00:39:57,786
- [CHEEPING]
- 396
- 00:40:03,488 --> 00:40:06,012
- The threat can come
- at any time
- 397
- 00:40:06,055 --> 00:40:07,361
- from anywhere.
- 398
- 00:40:10,059 --> 00:40:11,583
- [CAWING]
- 399
- 00:40:18,372 --> 00:40:19,939
- [SKUA SQUAWKING]
- 400
- 00:40:28,513 --> 00:40:30,471
- [CHEEPING]
- 401
- 00:40:31,385 --> 00:40:33,300
- As the chicks grow,
- 402
- 00:40:33,343 --> 00:40:37,217
- so does the pressure
- on Steve
- as a first-time father.
- 403
- 00:40:37,260 --> 00:40:39,175
- He has to feed
- and fatten them up
- 404
- 00:40:39,219 --> 00:40:40,829
- before winter arrives,
- 405
- 00:40:40,873 --> 00:40:43,789
- forcing the Adelies back out
- into the open ocean.
- 406
- 00:40:48,837 --> 00:40:51,840
- This is the role
- he's been preparing for
- 407
- 00:40:51,884 --> 00:40:53,363
- his entire life.
- 408
- 00:41:03,809 --> 00:41:07,377
- Steve and Adeline only have
- a small window of time
- 409
- 00:41:07,421 --> 00:41:09,075
- before the sea freezes over
- 410
- 00:41:09,118 --> 00:41:11,164
- and cuts off their route
- to the ocean.
- 411
- 00:41:14,036 --> 00:41:16,561
- If the chicks are to survive
- the winter,
- 412
- 00:41:16,604 --> 00:41:19,955
- they must quadruple in size
- over the next month.
- 413
- 00:41:22,480 --> 00:41:24,699
- So, Steve needs
- to show Adeline
- 414
- 00:41:24,743 --> 00:41:26,745
- he can put food on the table.
- 415
- 00:41:28,137 --> 00:41:30,226
- [FUNK MUSIC PLAYING]
- 416
- 00:41:30,270 --> 00:41:32,838
- It's time to beef up
- those kids.
- 417
- 00:41:56,992 --> 00:41:58,080
- [SQUAWKS]
- 418
- 00:42:19,798 --> 00:42:21,539
- Steve has to work hard
- 419
- 00:42:21,582 --> 00:42:23,628
- for each belly
- full of fish and krill.
- 420
- 00:42:27,806 --> 00:42:31,461
- Each meal time can involve
- a 100-mile round-trip.
- 421
- 00:42:54,876 --> 00:42:57,009
- Steve can't
- do it alone, though.
- 422
- 00:42:57,052 --> 00:42:59,620
- Both parents have to work
- round the clock
- 423
- 00:42:59,664 --> 00:43:00,969
- to keep their chicks fed.
- 424
- 00:43:45,971 --> 00:43:48,408
- A month into his new life
- as a father
- 425
- 00:43:48,451 --> 00:43:51,541
- and Steve has made this trip
- up the hill to feed his chicks
- 426
- 00:43:51,585 --> 00:43:52,760
- countless times.
- 427
- 00:43:56,590 --> 00:44:00,463
- By now, they spend most
- of their time unattended.
- 428
- 00:44:00,507 --> 00:44:03,684
- Steve will only pay them a
- visit every couple of days.
- 429
- 00:44:05,251 --> 00:44:07,383
- So their brief meetups can get
- 430
- 00:44:07,427 --> 00:44:09,037
- pretty lively.
- 431
- 00:44:09,081 --> 00:44:10,473
- [CHICKS CHIRPING]
- 432
- 00:44:12,475 --> 00:44:13,651
- [AS STEVE] Come and get it!
- 433
- 00:44:15,000 --> 00:44:16,175
- Come and get it!
- 434
- 00:44:16,218 --> 00:44:17,437
- Come and get it!
- Whoa! Whoa!
- 435
- 00:44:19,526 --> 00:44:21,136
- Okay, let's take turns, huh?
- 436
- 00:44:24,313 --> 00:44:26,446
- NARRATOR: Meal times
- are hard enough as it is
- 437
- 00:44:26,489 --> 00:44:28,578
- without the neighbors' kids
- coming around
- 438
- 00:44:28,622 --> 00:44:30,711
- looking for handouts.
- 439
- 00:44:30,755 --> 00:44:34,106
- So, Steve cleverly starts up
- a game of "Follow the Food."
- 440
- 00:44:36,325 --> 00:44:38,284
- Which is also a great way
- to separate
- 441
- 00:44:38,327 --> 00:44:40,068
- his chicks from the others.
- 442
- 00:44:45,639 --> 00:44:48,163
- [AS STEVE, PANTING]
- When did they get so fast?
- 443
- 00:44:49,817 --> 00:44:52,515
- All right, what do you say
- we take a little break? Yeah?
- 444
- 00:44:52,559 --> 00:44:53,647
- [CHUCKLES]
- 445
- 00:44:53,691 --> 00:44:55,649
- I'm serious. Stop this.
- 446
- 00:44:56,824 --> 00:44:59,087
- Quick, turn left![CHUCKLES]
- 447
- 00:45:02,134 --> 00:45:03,309
- Oh, come on.
- 448
- 00:45:09,402 --> 00:45:10,403
- Excuse me.
- 449
- 00:45:11,230 --> 00:45:13,058
- Excuse me, help! Help!
- 450
- 00:45:17,453 --> 00:45:19,455
- All right, this has gotta end.
- 451
- 00:45:19,499 --> 00:45:21,457
- Engage power thrusters.
- 452
- 00:45:26,158 --> 00:45:28,073
- Adeline, little help?
- 453
- 00:45:29,509 --> 00:45:30,902
- Adeline!
- 454
- 00:45:42,696 --> 00:45:44,219
- NARRATOR: It's high summer,
- 455
- 00:45:44,263 --> 00:45:48,397
- and the colony is bathed
- in 24-hour daylight.
- 456
- 00:45:48,441 --> 00:45:50,878
- Though the temperature is
- hovering around freezing,
- 457
- 00:45:50,922 --> 00:45:52,793
- by Antarctic standards,
- 458
- 00:45:52,837 --> 00:45:54,752
- it's actually pretty warm.
- 459
- 00:45:56,275 --> 00:45:59,104
- Especially for chicks
- covered in down.
- 460
- 00:45:59,147 --> 00:46:00,932
- [CHICKS PANTING]
- 461
- 00:46:12,857 --> 00:46:15,598
- With most of the adults
- away out at sea,
- 462
- 00:46:15,642 --> 00:46:17,426
- the chicks
- crowd close together
- 463
- 00:46:17,470 --> 00:46:19,298
- in creches for protection
- 464
- 00:46:20,386 --> 00:46:23,519
- as the skuas are
- a constant threat.
- 465
- 00:46:26,479 --> 00:46:28,481
- [SKUA SQUAWKING][CHICKS CHEEPING]
- 466
- 00:46:33,921 --> 00:46:35,967
- They hunt in pairs,
- 467
- 00:46:36,010 --> 00:46:38,186
- looking for
- the weakest and smallest.
- 468
- 00:46:42,277 --> 00:46:44,105
- [CHEEPING]
- 469
- 00:46:44,802 --> 00:46:46,804
- [CAWING]
- 470
- 00:46:55,856 --> 00:46:57,597
- The older chicks
- are more likely
- 471
- 00:46:57,640 --> 00:46:59,642
- to be part of a creche
- at this point,
- 472
- 00:46:59,686 --> 00:47:01,949
- which offers
- some strength in numbers.
- 473
- 00:47:04,952 --> 00:47:06,301
- [CHICK SQUAWKS]
- 474
- 00:47:07,694 --> 00:47:10,262
- But the younger chicks
- are more vulnerable.
- 475
- 00:47:10,305 --> 00:47:11,698
- [CHICKS CALLING]
- 476
- 00:47:14,919 --> 00:47:19,053
- And Steve and Adeline's are
- some of the youngest around.
- 477
- 00:47:26,234 --> 00:47:28,628
- [ALARMED SQUAWKING]
- 478
- 00:47:38,116 --> 00:47:39,117
- [SQUAWKS]
- 479
- 00:47:41,989 --> 00:47:44,339
- [AS STEVE]
- Oh, no! Oh, no!
- 480
- 00:47:45,036 --> 00:47:46,037
- Hey!
- 481
- 00:47:49,954 --> 00:47:52,130
- Hey! Hey!
- 482
- 00:47:52,173 --> 00:47:54,088
- Get away from my kids.
- 483
- 00:47:55,002 --> 00:47:56,699
- [SQUAWKING]
- 484
- 00:47:59,702 --> 00:48:01,008
- Get outta here.
- 485
- 00:48:04,055 --> 00:48:05,665
- Go eat your own kids.
- 486
- 00:48:10,278 --> 00:48:11,845
- [CHICKS CHEEPING]
- 487
- 00:48:13,412 --> 00:48:15,153
- Oh, jeez,
- they just want food again.
- 488
- 00:48:16,023 --> 00:48:17,372
- Oh!
- 489
- 00:48:17,416 --> 00:48:19,418
- [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
- 490
- 00:48:29,863 --> 00:48:32,083
- All right! Okay. All right.
- 491
- 00:48:32,126 --> 00:48:34,912
- You want some barf?
- Here's some barf. There you go.
- 492
- 00:48:34,955 --> 00:48:37,001
- Got some nice barf for you.
- 493
- 00:48:37,044 --> 00:48:38,567
- All-you-can-eat barf.
- 494
- 00:48:39,742 --> 00:48:40,918
- Work for it, boys.
- 495
- 00:48:42,615 --> 00:48:44,573
- It's good, right? It's good barf.
- 496
- 00:48:47,185 --> 00:48:48,403
- [GAGGING]
- 497
- 00:48:59,806 --> 00:49:02,896
- Oh, goodness. Um...
- 498
- 00:49:02,940 --> 00:49:06,291
- Adeline, uh, one of
- the chicks needs you.
- 499
- 00:49:08,423 --> 00:49:10,817
- [SINGING]
- 500
- 00:49:10,860 --> 00:49:12,906
- I'm just gonna go
- pick up some fish
- 501
- 00:49:13,689 --> 00:49:16,431
- for the kids.
- 502
- 00:49:16,475 --> 00:49:19,217
- [UNDER BREATH]
- Trying to do your best.
- I don't know.
- 503
- 00:49:19,260 --> 00:49:21,088
- Maybe I'm not
- picking the right fish.
- 504
- 00:49:22,785 --> 00:49:25,005
- They never barf up Adeline's barf.
- 505
- 00:49:25,049 --> 00:49:26,746
- [SEALS SNORING]
- 506
- 00:49:34,580 --> 00:49:36,582
- What is that smell?
- 507
- 00:49:42,892 --> 00:49:44,068
- Oh, no.
- 508
- 00:49:49,943 --> 00:49:51,814
- NARRATOR: Steve's
- accidentally wandered
- 509
- 00:49:51,858 --> 00:49:53,729
- into the elephant seal
- district.
- 510
- 00:49:56,689 --> 00:49:59,170
- And it's mating season
- 511
- 00:49:59,213 --> 00:50:02,869
- for the largest and
- stinkiest seal in the world.
- 512
- 00:50:02,912 --> 00:50:04,697
- [SEALS GROWLING]
- 513
- 00:50:07,656 --> 00:50:09,963
- It's definitely not
- the kind of courtship
- 514
- 00:50:10,007 --> 00:50:11,660
- Steve's familiar with.
- 515
- 00:50:11,704 --> 00:50:13,706
- [GROWLING]
- 516
- 00:50:20,626 --> 00:50:23,933
- Everyone here is looking
- for a mate.
- 517
- 00:50:34,988 --> 00:50:36,903
- [AS STEVE] Uh... No.
- 518
- 00:50:37,556 --> 00:50:39,427
- No, no, no. No.
- 519
- 00:50:44,171 --> 00:50:46,695
- Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope, nope.
- 520
- 00:50:55,182 --> 00:50:56,618
- [YAWNS]
- 521
- 00:51:00,187 --> 00:51:02,276
- All right, what was
- I supposed to be doing?
- 522
- 00:51:03,147 --> 00:51:04,931
- Fish. Chicks. Parenting.
- 523
- 00:51:04,974 --> 00:51:06,106
- Right, back to it.
- 524
- 00:51:09,544 --> 00:51:11,720
- NARRATOR: As summer
- draws to an end,
- 525
- 00:51:11,764 --> 00:51:14,723
- Steve and Adeline spend
- more and more time away
- 526
- 00:51:14,767 --> 00:51:17,291
- on fishing runs to
- bulk up their chicks
- 527
- 00:51:17,335 --> 00:51:20,120
- for the coming
- winter departure.
- 528
- 00:51:20,164 --> 00:51:22,383
- The young ones are left
- on their own.
- 529
- 00:51:22,427 --> 00:51:23,906
- Which is just as well
- 530
- 00:51:23,950 --> 00:51:25,230
- because they're beginning
- to molt
- 531
- 00:51:25,256 --> 00:51:27,388
- their downy brown
- baby feathers,
- 532
- 00:51:27,432 --> 00:51:29,651
- leaving them itchy and cranky.
- 533
- 00:51:31,175 --> 00:51:32,872
- For some,
- 534
- 00:51:32,915 --> 00:51:36,049
- it's also an opportunity
- to try out some fresh looks.
- 535
- 00:51:36,093 --> 00:51:37,616
- [FUNK MUSIC PLAYING]
- 536
- 00:52:12,781 --> 00:52:15,654
- Losing your cold-weather
- feathers in Antarctica
- 537
- 00:52:15,697 --> 00:52:17,699
- is always a gamble, though.
- 538
- 00:52:19,484 --> 00:52:21,138
- By fall,
- 539
- 00:52:21,181 --> 00:52:24,402
- the weather once again
- becomes the dominant force.
- 540
- 00:52:55,737 --> 00:52:59,524
- Snowflakes are a totally new
- experience for these chicks.
- 541
- 00:53:08,402 --> 00:53:11,797
- They are blissfully unaware
- of the danger
- 542
- 00:53:11,840 --> 00:53:14,103
- this shift in the weather
- brings with it.
- 543
- 00:53:23,287 --> 00:53:26,768
- It's a change that leaves
- Steve and Adeline anxious.
- 544
- 00:53:38,911 --> 00:53:40,434
- [WIND HOWLING]
- 545
- 00:53:47,311 --> 00:53:49,226
- This late in the season,
- 546
- 00:53:49,269 --> 00:53:51,228
- the chicks have grown so big,
- 547
- 00:53:51,271 --> 00:53:53,360
- their parents can no longer
- protect them
- 548
- 00:53:53,404 --> 00:53:54,840
- from the elements.
- 549
- 00:54:02,064 --> 00:54:04,719
- Adeline knows that soon,
- 550
- 00:54:04,763 --> 00:54:07,200
- they will have to
- fend for themselves.
- 551
- 00:54:12,901 --> 00:54:14,773
- Abandoning his family
- 552
- 00:54:14,816 --> 00:54:17,776
- is the last thing
- Steve wants to do right now.
- 553
- 00:54:18,951 --> 00:54:20,518
- But he has no choice.
- 554
- 00:54:21,345 --> 00:54:23,564
- The chicks have to eat.
- 555
- 00:54:23,608 --> 00:54:24,609
- [WIND GUSTING]
- 556
- 00:54:33,182 --> 00:54:36,055
- As bad as things are
- here on land,
- 557
- 00:54:36,098 --> 00:54:38,492
- the greatest danger
- is still approaching.
- 558
- 00:54:42,627 --> 00:54:45,717
- Winter is knocking
- on their door.
- 559
- 00:54:45,760 --> 00:54:47,371
- And far out at sea,
- 560
- 00:54:47,414 --> 00:54:50,461
- the ocean is starting
- to freeze over again.
- 561
- 00:54:55,030 --> 00:54:57,555
- This is the change
- that Steve and Adeline
- 562
- 00:54:57,598 --> 00:55:00,993
- have been preparing
- their chicks for
- the entire time.
- 563
- 00:55:05,911 --> 00:55:08,130
- Soon, the continent
- of Antarctica
- 564
- 00:55:08,174 --> 00:55:12,047
- will be completely surrounded by solid ice,
- 565
- 00:55:12,091 --> 00:55:15,747
- cutting off the Adelies'
- access to open water
- 566
- 00:55:15,790 --> 00:55:17,966
- and, therefore, to their food.
- 567
- 00:55:21,796 --> 00:55:23,798
- [PENGUINS CALLING]
- 568
- 00:55:26,888 --> 00:55:29,500
- So, the whole colony
- is moving down to the shore
- 569
- 00:55:29,543 --> 00:55:33,112
- to make final preparations
- before their departure.
- 570
- 00:55:34,940 --> 00:55:36,942
- [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
- 571
- 00:56:02,402 --> 00:56:04,317
- First item on the list,
- 572
- 00:56:04,361 --> 00:56:07,102
- they must introduce
- their chicks to the sea.
- 573
- 00:56:10,454 --> 00:56:12,020
- For their entire short lives,
- 574
- 00:56:12,064 --> 00:56:14,327
- they've been confined
- to the patch of bare rock
- 575
- 00:56:14,371 --> 00:56:17,025
- where their parents
- built their nests.
- 576
- 00:56:17,069 --> 00:56:19,767
- So they've never
- experienced water before.
- 577
- 00:56:20,942 --> 00:56:23,205
- And yet, in no time at all,
- 578
- 00:56:23,249 --> 00:56:24,816
- they have to ready themselves
- 579
- 00:56:24,859 --> 00:56:26,948
- for the biggest journey
- of their lives.
- 580
- 00:56:28,515 --> 00:56:30,648
- Swimming out on the open sea.
- 581
- 00:56:33,477 --> 00:56:36,610
- What they need is a strong,
- reliable adult
- 582
- 00:56:36,654 --> 00:56:38,133
- to show them how it's done.
- 583
- 00:56:39,918 --> 00:56:42,355
- [AS STEVE]
- Whoop! Pardon me.
- Excuse me, excuse me.
- 584
- 00:56:43,312 --> 00:56:45,097
- Relax, Adeline, I got this.
- 585
- 00:56:50,711 --> 00:56:52,191
- Watch and learn, kids.
- 586
- 00:57:16,824 --> 00:57:19,218
- Come on! It's perfectly safe.
- 587
- 00:57:23,527 --> 00:57:25,790
- [HONKING]
- 588
- 00:57:29,576 --> 00:57:32,013
- I'm thinking
- there should probably be
- 589
- 00:57:32,057 --> 00:57:33,928
- a lifeguard on duty.
- 590
- 00:57:36,627 --> 00:57:37,845
- [SHOUTING] Always remember,
- 591
- 00:57:37,889 --> 00:57:39,499
- whenever you're on the water,
- 592
- 00:57:39,543 --> 00:57:43,242
- the key is to stay calm
- and don't panic.
- 593
- 00:57:43,982 --> 00:57:44,983
- Got it?
- 594
- 00:57:50,641 --> 00:57:52,947
- Look, kids, it's fun!
- I promise!
- 595
- 00:57:53,818 --> 00:57:55,341
- Whoo-hoo! Whoa!
- 596
- 00:57:57,909 --> 00:57:59,301
- I don't need help.
- 597
- 00:58:00,259 --> 00:58:01,347
- Help!
- 598
- 00:58:16,057 --> 00:58:18,973
- [LAUGHING] It's not that cold
- once you're in.
- 599
- 00:58:23,151 --> 00:58:25,414
- Oh, yeah!
- 600
- 00:58:27,504 --> 00:58:29,680
- Whoo!
- 601
- 00:58:29,723 --> 00:58:31,769
- [COUGHING]
- 602
- 00:58:31,812 --> 00:58:34,336
- Whoa! Hey! All right!
- 603
- 00:58:34,380 --> 00:58:35,773
- [COUGHS]
- 604
- 00:58:35,816 --> 00:58:38,297
- Hmm. You see?
- You just keep your cool,
- 605
- 00:58:38,340 --> 00:58:40,778
- don't panic
- and everything's fine.
- 606
- 00:58:41,605 --> 00:58:43,084
- [PANTING]
- 607
- 00:58:43,128 --> 00:58:45,522
- Great job, kids. Great lesson.
- 608
- 00:58:47,219 --> 00:58:48,307
- Great lesson.
- 609
- 00:58:48,786 --> 00:58:49,830
- Phew!
- 610
- 00:58:51,223 --> 00:58:52,224
- Kids?
- 611
- 00:58:58,665 --> 00:59:01,712
- NARRATOR: The time for
- swimming lessons is over.
- 612
- 00:59:01,755 --> 00:59:04,366
- Now, there are
- more immediate concerns.
- 613
- 00:59:07,674 --> 00:59:11,243
- The wind has pushed
- the drift ice into the shore
- 614
- 00:59:11,286 --> 00:59:14,594
- and sealed in
- the entire coastline.
- 615
- 00:59:14,638 --> 00:59:17,249
- It can happen
- in a matter of hours.
- 616
- 00:59:19,904 --> 00:59:23,429
- It's even caught the adults
- by surprise.
- 617
- 00:59:23,472 --> 00:59:25,039
- Many of them
- have gotten trapped
- 618
- 00:59:25,083 --> 00:59:26,998
- in the ice floes
- while fishing.
- 619
- 00:59:30,262 --> 00:59:32,003
- Including Adeline.
- 620
- 00:59:43,884 --> 00:59:45,973
- This leaves Steve
- solely responsible
- 621
- 00:59:46,017 --> 00:59:48,715
- for the chicks' safe
- departure from the colony.
- 622
- 00:59:54,765 --> 00:59:57,855
- And, as if the task
- weren't difficult enough,
- 623
- 00:59:57,898 --> 00:59:59,813
- the mass of shifting ice
- 624
- 00:59:59,857 --> 01:00:02,076
- has cut off access
- to the ocean.
- 625
- 01:00:07,125 --> 01:00:09,170
- This is yet another
- new environment
- 626
- 01:00:09,214 --> 01:00:11,172
- the chicks
- have to contend with.
- 627
- 01:00:13,479 --> 01:00:17,178
- And while they're busy
- learning to swim through it,
- 628
- 01:00:17,222 --> 01:00:20,878
- they have no idea of the
- danger lurking beneath.
- 629
- 01:00:28,276 --> 01:00:30,148
- Leopard seals.
- 630
- 01:00:37,808 --> 01:00:40,332
- The broken ice has created
- the perfect habitat
- 631
- 01:00:40,375 --> 01:00:42,116
- for this ambush hunter.
- 632
- 01:00:49,210 --> 01:00:52,823
- If the chicks can make it out to
- sea, they'll be safe.
- 633
- 01:00:52,866 --> 01:00:55,956
- In open water, leopard seals
- have nowhere to hide.
- 634
- 01:01:07,272 --> 01:01:08,708
- The bigger pieces of ice
- 635
- 01:01:08,752 --> 01:01:11,058
- provide the chicks
- with some protection.
- 636
- 01:01:21,068 --> 01:01:24,463
- Finding a chunk with any space
- left on it is the hard part.
- 637
- 01:01:30,599 --> 01:01:32,340
- [CHICK SQUAWKING]
- 638
- 01:01:42,699 --> 01:01:44,439
- The seals are attracted
- 639
- 01:01:44,483 --> 01:01:47,921
- to any nervous thrashing
- around in the water.
- 640
- 01:01:47,965 --> 01:01:50,750
- So, any baby penguin
- who starts panicking
- 641
- 01:01:50,794 --> 01:01:52,709
- makes itself a prime target.
- 642
- 01:02:08,725 --> 01:02:13,773
- A couple of seals can kill
- nearly 100 penguins in a day.
- 643
- 01:02:36,840 --> 01:02:39,843
- Steve knows this is
- do-or-die for the chicks.
- 644
- 01:02:43,629 --> 01:02:47,807
- Adeline's made it
- across the pack ice
- to the open water.
- 645
- 01:02:47,851 --> 01:02:51,158
- Steve needs to get
- the chicks
- out there to safety.
- 646
- 01:02:54,553 --> 01:02:55,641
- [AS STEVE] It's okay, kids.
- 647
- 01:02:55,684 --> 01:02:58,165
- I've dealt with leopard seals before.
- 648
- 01:02:58,209 --> 01:03:01,778
- Just pay close attention
- and follow my lead.
- 649
- 01:03:11,309 --> 01:03:12,701
- Remember,
- 650
- 01:03:12,745 --> 01:03:15,400
- stay calm and don't panic.
- 651
- 01:03:15,443 --> 01:03:17,010
- [TENSE MUSIC PLAYING]
- 652
- 01:03:53,612 --> 01:03:55,309
- [CALLING]
- 653
- 01:04:11,325 --> 01:04:13,545
- NARRATOR: Steve makes it
- out to Adeline.
- 654
- 01:04:16,940 --> 01:04:20,204
- Now their chicks must attempt
- the crossing on their own.
- 655
- 01:04:25,905 --> 01:04:28,429
- If they can make it out
- to their parents,
- 656
- 01:04:28,473 --> 01:04:31,171
- they'll have access
- to the open sea.
- 657
- 01:04:34,914 --> 01:04:37,351
- It's the greatest test
- they've ever faced.
- 658
- 01:04:41,051 --> 01:04:44,358
- The best they can do
- is follow
- their father's example.
- 659
- 01:04:56,327 --> 01:04:58,329
- [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING]
- 660
- 01:05:11,429 --> 01:05:12,647
- [CALLS]
- 661
- 01:05:15,868 --> 01:05:18,740
- One of the chicks makes
- it safely to firmer ice.
- 662
- 01:05:21,482 --> 01:05:25,095
- The other one, however,
- is not so lucky.
- 663
- 01:05:33,407 --> 01:05:35,453
- [SQUAWKING]
- 664
- 01:05:53,819 --> 01:05:54,994
- [CALLING]
- 665
- 01:05:55,038 --> 01:05:56,865
- [BOTH CALLING]
- 666
- 01:06:03,176 --> 01:06:06,919
- His only hope is to play dead.
- 667
- 01:06:08,225 --> 01:06:11,271
- If he remains perfectly still,
- 668
- 01:06:11,315 --> 01:06:13,970
- the leopard seal
- may lose interest.
- 669
- 01:06:51,833 --> 01:06:52,921
- [CALLS]
- 670
- 01:06:55,533 --> 01:06:56,751
- It worked.
- 671
- 01:06:56,795 --> 01:06:58,797
- [UPLIFTING MUSIC PLAYS]
- 672
- 01:07:03,541 --> 01:07:05,847
- With the open water in sight,
- 673
- 01:07:05,891 --> 01:07:08,415
- the chicks are now
- out of danger.
- 674
- 01:07:17,642 --> 01:07:20,166
- They've grown up fast,
- 675
- 01:07:20,210 --> 01:07:23,256
- and there's nothing more
- their parents can do for them.
- 676
- 01:07:32,135 --> 01:07:33,527
- They'll now head north,
- 677
- 01:07:33,571 --> 01:07:35,703
- along with
- all the other Adelies,
- 678
- 01:07:35,747 --> 01:07:37,705
- into the open ocean
- 679
- 01:07:37,749 --> 01:07:40,926
- where they're happiest
- and safest,
- 680
- 01:07:43,581 --> 01:07:46,671
- leaving the trials
- of land and ice behind
- 681
- 01:07:47,759 --> 01:07:49,761
- until spring returns again.
- 682
- 01:07:57,508 --> 01:07:59,466
- Over the coming weeks,
- 683
- 01:07:59,510 --> 01:08:02,165
- Steve and Adeline
- will continue to push north,
- as well.
- 684
- 01:08:04,906 --> 01:08:09,259
- But, ultimately, they too
- will go their separate ways.
- 685
- 01:08:11,435 --> 01:08:13,828
- They'll face the next
- six months on their own
- 686
- 01:08:13,872 --> 01:08:15,395
- in the Southern Ocean.
- 687
- 01:08:16,483 --> 01:08:18,181
- If all goes well,
- 688
- 01:08:18,224 --> 01:08:21,009
- they'll see each other again
- next spring.
- 689
- 01:08:38,940 --> 01:08:42,509
- Steve did a pretty good job
- for a first-time father.
- 690
- 01:08:45,512 --> 01:08:47,123
- He found a great partner.
- 691
- 01:08:48,733 --> 01:08:50,648
- He made her a beautiful nest.
- 692
- 01:08:52,998 --> 01:08:55,566
- They raised two healthy
- chicks together.
- 693
- 01:08:55,609 --> 01:08:56,697
- [CALLING]
- 694
- 01:08:56,741 --> 01:08:58,438
- Who knows?
- 695
- 01:08:58,482 --> 01:09:00,310
- With a little luck,
- 696
- 01:09:00,353 --> 01:09:02,703
- he could pull it off again
- next year.
- 697
- 01:09:06,968 --> 01:09:11,147
- Many penguins won't survive
- to see another spring.
- 698
- 01:09:11,190 --> 01:09:14,324
- The Antarctic winter is
- the harshest on our planet.
- 699
- 01:09:16,239 --> 01:09:19,329
- To make it through,
- you need stamina,
- 700
- 01:09:20,243 --> 01:09:21,679
- grit,
- 701
- 01:09:21,722 --> 01:09:23,159
- determination,
- 702
- 01:09:24,595 --> 01:09:27,815
- and a little bit
- of whatever Steve's got.
- 703
- 01:09:28,642 --> 01:09:30,644
- [SOFT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]
- 704
- 01:10:54,424 --> 01:10:56,730
- [BOTH CALLING]
- 705
- 01:11:20,319 --> 01:11:22,341
- [AS STEVE] Like this?
- You want me to walk like this?
- 706
- 01:11:22,365 --> 01:11:23,627
- Does this look good?
- 707
- 01:11:26,369 --> 01:11:27,413
- [GRUNTS]
- 708
- 01:11:28,632 --> 01:11:30,764
- You didn't get the slip, did you?
- 709
- 01:11:30,808 --> 01:11:33,811
- What? Why do you guys get jackets?
- It's freezing!
- 710
- 01:11:33,854 --> 01:11:35,029
- Wardrobe!
- 711
- 01:11:35,073 --> 01:11:37,336
- I guess this solves
- the mystery
- 712
- 01:11:37,380 --> 01:11:40,600
- of why our kit is covered
- in penguin poo.
- 713
- 01:11:44,125 --> 01:11:45,953
- NARRATOR: [AS STEVE] Somebody say "action."
- 714
- 01:11:45,997 --> 01:11:47,694
- Oh, forget it.
- Here we go. Whoa!
- 715
- 01:11:48,695 --> 01:11:49,740
- Ha-ha! Perfect ten.
- 716
- 01:11:51,655 --> 01:11:53,918
- Which way was
- the penguin colony again?
- 717
- 01:11:56,660 --> 01:11:58,009
- NARRATOR: [AS STEVE]
- Oh, man,
- 718
- 01:11:58,052 --> 01:11:59,315
- I messed it up.
- That was my bad.
- 719
- 01:11:59,358 --> 01:12:00,838
- Let's do it again.
- Do it again!
- 720
- 01:12:02,187 --> 01:12:03,797
- [GRUNTS]
- 721
- 01:12:03,841 --> 01:12:05,721
- [LAUGHS] That's the best
- you're gonna get, guys.
- 722
- 01:12:06,017 --> 01:12:07,061
- [SQUAWKS]
- 723
- 01:12:07,105 --> 01:12:09,890
- All right and here we go.
- 724
- 01:12:09,934 --> 01:12:11,631
- You're not even
- pointing the camera at me!
- 725
- 01:12:11,675 --> 01:12:14,025
- This is... We're done. I think we're done.
- 726
- 01:12:14,068 --> 01:12:16,244
- Eh, putting this down right here.
- 727
- 01:12:16,288 --> 01:12:17,898
- All right. Heading home. Heading home.
- 728
- 01:12:17,942 --> 01:12:20,379
- Good night, Sophie.
- Great day. Great day. Whew!
- 729
- 01:12:22,076 --> 01:12:25,602
- Oh, I can't wait to get back
- to the hotel and my hot tub.
- 730
- 01:12:29,388 --> 01:12:31,347
- [UPBEAT MUSIC PLAYING]
- 731
- 01:12:44,142 --> 01:12:47,537
- We have absolutely
- no visibility.
- 732
- 01:13:21,571 --> 01:13:23,790
- Oh, the stench! [LAUGHS]
- 733
- 01:14:33,556 --> 01:14:35,558
- [GROWLS]
- 734
- 01:14:41,477 --> 01:14:43,087
- I'm going to be hiding
- 735
- 01:14:43,130 --> 01:14:45,350
- in the colony like this.
- [LAUGHS]
- 736
- 01:14:59,146 --> 01:15:00,496
- [INAUDIBLE]
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