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time an Asian TV crew has taken footage of Emperor Antarctica have shrunk by 25,000km2 in the last 50 years.
Penguins over a yearlong period. The population of Adelie Penguins and Emperor Penguins
Chapter 2 <Listen to the song of the sea> has started to decline. As penguins suffer from a loss of
The journey to Antarctica is arduous. Negative 4 degree habitat, they have also been infected with bird cholera. What
Celsius of the Antarctica Ocean poses the first challenge dark clouds circle over penguins?
to explorers. Every summer, the Humpback Whale Chapter 4 Last Icy Continent
unfailingly migrates to this part of the world. Vivid footage 100 years ago, Roald Amundsen reached the South Pole.
of Humpback Whales is presented as they embark on the Since then, Antarctica has remained a mystery but today,
longest migration in the animal world from the Pacific Ocean a silent war is unfolding here. Once a continent with no
to the Antarctica Ocean. This documentary captured fierce human, Antarctica now draws 4000 people during the
battles among male Southern Elephant Seals which weigh summer while 1000 people brave the extreme conditions
as much as four tons and reach lengths of five meters. of the winter to conduct research. Chile and Argentina have
Chapter 3 Planet of Penguins and Intruders in their midst claimed Antarctica as their territory and built permanent
70% of all penguins in the world live in Antarctica. In this settlements. The documentary also surveys Antarctica
paradise for penguins, a threat has been spotted. As the through the eyes of young children. Each of the 12 bases
earth heats up, the ice shelf in the southeastern regions of operated by seven countries is visited by the camera crew.