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NARRATOR: The continent of Antarctica
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is unbelievably vast and inhospitable.
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It's the coldest place on Earth.
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But each spring,
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the warming sun draws life
from the southern ocean
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onto the edges of the continent,
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and it becomes home to one
of the toughest birds on the planet,
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the Adelie penguin.
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To chronicle the amazing story
of these polar pioneers,
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Disneynature mounted one of the biggest
filming operations
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Antarctica has ever seen,
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assembling a unique team of filmmakers,
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including some of the best
cinematographers in the world.
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They'll face the worst
that Mother Nature can throw at them,
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and still come back for more.
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Whoo!
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NARRATOR: The penguins
are on a mission of their own.
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(PENGUINS GAKKING)
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Ah, these penguins.
Would you stand in the frame? They just...
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Oh...
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I can't believe this.
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NARRATOR:
They can be wary of strangers.
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I'm gonna be hiding
in their colony like this.
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(LAUGHS)
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NARRATOR: And finding them isn't easy.
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MAN: Which way
was the penguin colony again?
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NARRATOR: But these filmmakers know
what it takes to capture every moment
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of this magical story.
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Oh, that was a penguin.
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Aye.
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That could have been
the Oscar-winning shot.
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Just missed it.
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(SERENE MUSIC PLAYING)
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(GAKKING)
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NARRATOR: The Adelies have spent
the winter out at sea.
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Now they're heading back to land to breed.
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It's the green light the Disneynature team
has been waiting for.
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More than 20 cinematographers
will attempt to film the penguins' lives
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in unparalleled detail.
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They'll travel vast distances
to find those subjects,
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carrying with them
over ten tons of filming equipment.
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(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
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They will spend months
in some of the coldest
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and most isolated places on the planet.
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And they'll depend on hundreds
of support staff
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from eight different nations
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to get them there and keep them alive.
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The first camera team
left England a week ago,
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heading for a staging post in New Zealand.
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They then flew to Ross Island
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and the US Antarctic Research Base
at McMurdo.
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Now the final leg
of their grueling journey
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is taking them across the island
to the remote Cape Crozier.
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Each year, Crozier becomes home
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to the largest Adelie penguin colony
on the planet.
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The crew is racing to get there
before the penguins do.
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Mark Smith is a cinematographer
who has filmed here before,
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as has Jeff Wilson,
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the team's leader
and one of the film's directors.
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So, two years of planning has gone
into this moment right now,
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trying to get all the logistics,
all the people,
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all the equipment, and the weather correct
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in order to drop us into this base
that we're going,
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has been an enormous effort.
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NARRATOR: This barren mountain
will be the main filming location
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for the next few months.
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Both Mark and Jeff
know the harsh conditions that lie ahead.
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It's like a midsummer's day down here,
it's about minus 18.
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Nice and warm.
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NARRATOR: For Antarctica,
it's actually unseasonably calm and sunny.
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MAN: Man, I can't believe the weather.
I've never seen it like this here, ever.
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WOMAN: Yeah, this is beautiful.
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-MAN: Okay, good to go.
-WOMAN: Are you good?
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-MAN: Have fun, guys.
-JEFF: Thank you very much, mate.
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MAN: You're welcome. See you soon.
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-Whoo!
-Whoo!
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-Yeah.
-(CHUCKLES)
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Awesome.
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(LAUGHS)
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How about that?
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(LAUGHS)
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JEFF: We made it.
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MARK: That is the best feeling ever.
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Landing here is pretty amazing.
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This is our home.
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NARRATOR: It's been eight months
since this base was operational,
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so the crew's first priority
is to rebuild the camp.
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-Jeff.
-NARRATOR: They also have to carry
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the film kit, piece by piece,
to the penguin colony.
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It's about a mile walk down to the colony
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and we're just taking some of our gear,
some of the 5,000 pounds
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of gear that we brought in with us.
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The camera, tripod, and what have you,
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we're gonna stash that down at the colony
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so we don't have to bring it back
and forth each day.
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Jeff, why aren't you carrying
as much as the rest of us?
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(LAUGHS)
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NARRATOR: Mark and Jeff hope to capture
the beginning of the Adelies' story:
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the return of males across the sea ice,
on their way to their nesting grounds.
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But have they made it ahead
of the penguins?
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JEFF: What do you think, Mark?
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It's pretty amazing. It's incredible.
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There's a few hundred penguins
of quarter of a million penguins here.
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(PENGUINS GAK)
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Most of them are still out in the sea
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and coming back here in the next few days.
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And the penguins have to pass through here
to get to the colony,
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and hopefully, they'll come back
through all this amazing ice.
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NARRATOR: Each year,
the sea around Antarctica freezes.
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By midwinter, it more than doubles
the size of the continent,
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and then melts away again each summer.
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This year, that melt is slower than usual.
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The ice is about six kilometers out there,
so most normal years,
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it's about half that, more or less.
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It's a long way for the Adelies to walk.
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(PENGUINS GAK)
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(GAKKING)
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MARK: There's a lot of Adelies
going through that ice there.
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Very beautiful. Blue ice,
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black and white Adelies, looks amazing.
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NARRATOR:
With hundreds of males arriving
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and the good weather holding,
it's the perfect start.
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(GAKKING)
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But Mark and Jeff had been here
many times
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and know that conditions can change
in a matter of minutes.
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So the Adelies are finally coming down
in huge numbers,
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which is exactly what we came here for,
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and then Mark is trying to film them.
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But here's the dilemma.
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Up on the top of the hill up there,
it's starting to blow an enormous gale.
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(STRONG WINDS BLOWING)
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And the winds here can get pretty strong.
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So whilst we've got all this action,
we're, um, on a bit of a line
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as to whether to head for home
or stay and get some good stuff.
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NARRATOR: It quickly becomes clear
that staying is not an option.
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That's, uh... blowing snow,
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which... (LAUGHS)
which puts the fear of God into me.
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And that means that this
is, uh, some strong winds.
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You never quite know how strong they are.
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We're going to leave.
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We're not gonna hang around to find out.
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(STRONG WINDS BLOWING)
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Pretty strong, eh?
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NARRATOR: Before they know it,
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the crew are battling
hurricane-force winds
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and temperatures dropping below
minus 30 degrees Fahrenheit.
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(STRONG WINDS BLOWING)
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Caught out in the open,
these are potentially lethal conditions.
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(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)
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NARRATOR: At last, they reached
the safety of their camp,
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but it was a narrow escape.
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(SIGHS) Whew!
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Quite punchy.
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Just a bit of breeze, isn't it?
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NARRATOR: The storm vanishes
as quickly as it arrives.
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(GAKKING)
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The next morning,
it's as if it never happened.
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It seems all kind of very benign
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now that we're sitting back in the colony
the next morning, but...
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it came pretty close
to being serious last night.
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And I don't think we wanna try
and test that wind again.
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And there were times where I was thinking,
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"I'm not sure I can take this anymore."
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(SNIFFLES)
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I was that tired.
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I don't think I've ever been
that physically tired
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when we got back to the hut.
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And you know what?
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If it had been any colder,
we would have been in real, real trouble.
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The most amazing thing about a storm
is the penguins didn't mind at all.
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The colony seems to be about
twice as full,
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so more penguins came in
through those winds,
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which must have topped
a hundred miles an hour at least.
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They were still going
about their business,
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which is unbelievable, really.
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Credit to this tiny little animal.
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(GAKS)
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NARRATOR: Cape Crozier is the main
location for the penguins' story,
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and will be filmed throughout the season
by three different camera crews.
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(HONKS)
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But it's not the only colony
the Disneynature team will film.
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Another film crew is sailing south
from Australia
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on an ice-breaking resupply ship.
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They're heading for the sea ice barrier
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and the French research base
of Dumont d'Urville, or DDU.
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Their three tons of camera
and diving equipment has to travel by sea.
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But two of the crew are able to fly in
ahead of the others by small plane.
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(PLANE ENGINE WHIRRING)
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Their weight restriction only allows
for some clothes
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and a single small camera.
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It's their first time in Antarctica.
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MAN: What do you reckon, Rolf?
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Look at that. I mean...
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There are icebergs frozen in the sea,
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I mean, wow.
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I'm a little bit speechless,
I have to admit.
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Can't see any penguins yet.
(CHUCKLES)
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But that's not such a bad thing,
because at the moment all our camera kit
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is stuck out about 200 kilometers
that way,
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on the boat with the rest of the team.
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Fingers crossed they get here soon,
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because without cameras,
we can't do anything.
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NARRATOR: The boat they're waiting for,
the Astrolabe,
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hits early spring ice
far sooner than expected.
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In addition to the equipment,
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it's also carrying much-needed supplies
for all those living at DDU.
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On board is underwater filming legend
Didier Noirot,
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who has dived in Antarctica
many times before.
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Normally, crossing from Australia
takes ten days,
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but this season, the ship is struggling
against the unusually thick sea ice.
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The closer they get,
and the further south they go,
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the thicker the ice becomes.
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Their progress grows slower day by day...
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until finally, they can go no further.
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They're stuck
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and the mission hangs in the balance.
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(IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR: The research base
is still several days away.
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They have no choice but to wait
until the weather improves.
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While Rolf and Max must wait
for their cameras,
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they are no longer waiting on the Adelies.
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The main base is up here.
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It's amazing,
it's one of the only bases down here
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that's actually surrounded
by a penguin colony,
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so it's ideal for us.
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This is luxury,
because we only have a short stroll
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and we're right in the colony itself,
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and they've got Emperor penguins
just over this direction,
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but we're completely surrounded
by Adelies.
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(GAKKING)
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NARRATOR: They still have no idea
when they'll be able to start filming.
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I mean, it's a little bit of a disaster
that we can't get our cameras,
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because they are out there on the boat
and we can't do anything.
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So, uh, we can get really familiar
with the area,
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really familiar with the behavior,
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but in the worst case, it's...
it's over when the cameras are here.
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So, fingers crossed
that, uh, the boat will come soon.
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NARRATOR: The Astrolabe is marooned
in a sea of ice.
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The chances of sailing to DDU
are fading fast.
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But a window of fine weather
gives Didier and the underwater team
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an opportunity to get ashore
by different means.
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Now the true extent
of the sea ice becomes clear.
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I can hear a helicopter.
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(HELICOPTER WHIRRING)
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NARRATOR: The entire film team
will be guests at the French base at DDU,
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which has been home to 30 scientists
and engineers all winter.
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The helicopter is bringing
not only Didier,
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but also fresh food for all,
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and long-awaited messages from home.
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(IN FRENCH)
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(MEN CHEERING)
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This is the first mail in eight months.
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I don't know what they get,
but everybody seems to be pretty excited.
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(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
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(IN FRENCH)
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(ALL CHEERING)
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(TRIUMPHANT OPERA MUSIC PLAYING)
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That is heavenly.
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NARRATOR: Following delivery
of the salad appetizer,
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the helicopter returns
with the main course
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and a surprise for Max.
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Finally, finally, we got everything.
In amongst a load of science kit.
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It's been a long wait, but...
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it's here, a camera.
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We can finally start filming.
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NARRATOR: DDU has been chosen
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because it allows the team
to film the Adelie penguins
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on and beneath the thick sea ice.
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Okay.
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There's a big group coming there. Wow.
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NARRATOR: Rolf is focusing on the females
that are now returning from sea,
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heading to the colony,
and the males awaiting them.
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ROLF: I often go for a process where
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I try to simply get into the mind space
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of the protagonist that I'm filming.
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In this case, it's a penguin
who has decided to breed
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in one of the most remote
and toughest places in the world, and...
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their supermarket is the sea,
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that's where they get their food,
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and the sea ice is very thick this year,
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so it's a long walk to the supermarket.
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And, uh, we go back to our base.
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As a chef, he has made the food.
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And we don't have to think about that.
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But these guys,
they know they have to find the sea
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and they have to find a lot of food,
otherwise, they will never survive,
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so it's serious business,
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and we try to capture that.
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So...
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I definitely have a lot of respect
for those
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tiny black-and-white miracle machines.
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(ROLF LAUGHS)
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(PENGUIN GAKS)
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NARRATOR: The Disneynature team
have created
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a unique, new look for the film
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that captures a penguin's-eye view
of the story.
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Max uses a special camera rig
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that's more at home in Hollywood
than Antarctica.
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MAX: Everything here is really tough.
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I mean, we're using cameras,
we're using equipment
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that you'd normally use
on a feature film set,
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but using them here,
at the end of the world,
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is almost impossible
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because every time I step
on a piece of snow and break through,
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puts a wobble in the shot,
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the wind here is just relentless.
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We're getting 60, 70 mile-an-hour winds,
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and I think the best we've had
is a nice breezy 30 miles an hour,
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and you just can't even keep
the camera steady.
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And the whole point
of this ridiculously heavy rig is that
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I can get stable shots moving with them.
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It's quite hard to get close to them.
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Understandably, they're quite nervous.
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God knows what the penguins think I am
when I come wandering towards them,
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looking like the Terminator.
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(HONKS)
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NARRATOR: Didier is also eager to start
the underwater filming,
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but he needs to find somewhere
he can dive.
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The unusually thick spring ice means
there's no open water for many miles.
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It is a problem for him and the penguins.
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DIDIER: (IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR: The open sea is too far away,
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so the dive team search for holes
in the ice closer to the base,
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where they hope to find some Adelies.
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(IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR: The first hole
is home to a Weddell seal.
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They live further south
than any other mammal
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and keep their ice holes open year round.
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The next has penguins,
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but they're Emperors, not Adelies.
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Then Didier finds
a very promising-looking hole.
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All he needs is an Adelie.
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He's in luck.
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(GAKKING)
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(IN FRENCH)
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(LAUGHS)
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(GAKS)
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(IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR:
Before he dives beneath the ice,
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Didier wants shots of his star
getting into the water.
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DIDIER: He's a cool guy.
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(IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR: As Didier sets up
to film the best angle,
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our hero gets ready for his close up.
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(HONKS)
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And like a true professional,
he's right on cue.
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(PENGUIN GAKKING)
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DIDIER: (IN FRENCH)
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(BOTH LAUGH)
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(GAKS)
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NARRATOR: As the little Adelie continues
to perform for the camera,
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it's clear a star is born.
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-(PENGUIN GAKS)
-(LAUGHS)
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DIDIER: (IN FRENCH)
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(GAKS)
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NARRATOR: Another reason
DDU has been chosen as a filming location
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is that it's one of the few places
on the planet
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where Emperor penguins...
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(ALL GAKKING)
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...live near a colony of Adelies.
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(ALL GAKKING)
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MAX: The Emperors
have been overwintering here
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and now they're leaving.
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All the adults
are starting to go to the sea.
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We've just had one Adelie,
the first Adelie,
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wander up unannounced from the sea,
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straight through the middle
of this Emperor colony.
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(HONKS)
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You could just see
these two species interact,
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and you just see the different characters.
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He's not even as big
as some of Emperor chicks,
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but he's just barging
the full-sized adults out the way.
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Once the Adelies are in town,
they seem to think they own the place.
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(HONKS)
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Their behavior is like no other penguin.
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They're almost these hyperactive,
caffeinated little...
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bundles of energy.
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(GAKKING)
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I think we're gonna enjoy filming
these guys,
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because they're... they're definitely
little characters,
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and uh... it's gonna be fun.
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NARRATOR: Across Antarctica,
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female Adelies
are heading to their colonies,
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where the males are already busy
preparing their nests.
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Their colonies are always situated
on bare rock...
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(GAKKING)
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...because Adelies need to lay their eggs
on solid ground.
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So, all the males have come back
into the colony by now,
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and they're fervently trying to build
their nests,
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and they build their nests
out of these little stones.
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In fact, Adelie penguin colonies
are only found where you find these stones
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because they need them
to lift their eggs off the ground
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for when the snow melts
so their eggs don't freeze.
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And all the males are going backwards
and forwards and backwards and forwards
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picking up rocks,
trying to build their nests up in time,
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because they gotta do it
to impress the ladies.
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(GAKKING)
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NARRATOR: But nest building
isn't as innocent as it seems.
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Rocks are the money,
they are the currency in these colonies.
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But some penguins, they're lazy.
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Oh, he's on the prowl,
our little friend here.
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-(PENGUINS GAK)
-(LAUGHS)
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They look so innocent. (LAUGHS)
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Look.
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This guy looks beautiful, clean.
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And you would never think
that he's actually standing,
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looking, "Where can I find a rock?"
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And sometimes, they...
they just stand there for ages,
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and they just observe the area,
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and observe the area.
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And that's what he's doing,
like, "Just looking around."
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And then suddenly, bam, they just...
They run, they dive into the nest,
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and grab their rock and... boom.
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"Hi, baby, I'm the guy, I got the rock."
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(GAKKING)
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I don't know if everyone asks
where a nice present comes from.
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Sometimes you just take the present
and... be thankful.
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(LAUGHS)
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(GAKKING)
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NARRATOR:
The next stage of Didier's mission
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is filming penguins swimming around
beneath the ice.
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And he knows exactly who his star will be.
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(GAKS)
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The water is below freezing,
so gearing up takes a long time.
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(GRUNTS)
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All right.
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NARRATOR: Didier is late on set,
and our lead actor is growing impatient.
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(GAKS)
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DIDIER: (IN FRENCH)
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(LAUGHS)
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NARRATOR: The little penguin
is a natural performer,
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and he leads Didier
into a magical world beneath the ice.
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(SERENE MUSIC PLAYING)
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DIDIER: (IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR: Down here,
the ice blocks out most of the sunlight,
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preventing the algae from blooming.
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The result is crystal-clear visibility
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to distances of 800 feet.
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(GAKKING)
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(IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR:
And then, a surprise bonus.
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The supporting cast arrives.
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DIDIER: (IN FRENCH)
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NARRATOR: That's a wrap for the day.
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Didier heads for home.
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One thousand miles away
at Cape Crozier, there's been a change.
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After two grueling months away from home,
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Jeff and Mark have handed over
to a fresh new team,
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Julie and Matt.
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Julie has been to Antarctica before,
but it's Matt's first time,
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and he has a lot to learn
about living with penguins.
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(PENGUINS GAKKING)
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MATT: Look what I've been sitting in.
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Meltwater that's passed through,
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well, let's just say much guano.
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(CLICKS TONGUE) These pants
are starting to smell a little bit.
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00:30:43,050 --> 00:30:44,051
(GAKS)
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MATT: It's gonna take a few washes
to get the smell out, if I bother.
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Yeah.
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NARRATOR: The colony is now home
to over a million breeding penguins.
463
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Almost all of them have paired up,
mated, and laid their eggs.
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(PENGUINS GAKKING)
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Matt and Julie's mission is to capture
the exact moment when a chick hatches.
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It's a shot that is essential to the film.
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So, Matt has been filming
for the last three days.
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It's a very, very slow process.
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And if you miss the moment
that the chick breaks the egg,
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then that's it.
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You need to... m... move on
to a different egg.
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So, Matt has to concentrate.
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He just needs that magic moment.
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I have no doubt he's gonna get it.
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But... can't really talk to him.
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He's, um...
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just really, really focused on his...
on his work.
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NARRATOR:
But at exactly the wrong moment,
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an early summer storm arrives.
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MATT: So, I went to bed last night,
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and it was still beautiful outside.
482
00:32:06,216 --> 00:32:09,761
I woke up this morning
and we have more wind,
483
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which is pretty frustrating because
there's a lot happening in the colony.
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So this is kind of like crucial time,
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and I'm pretty keen to be working.
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So, let's hope to get
as much sleep as I can
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and wake up in the morning
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and be blue sunshine
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and ready for another day,
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because we have so much
to... to actually achieve
491
00:32:36,204 --> 00:32:38,248
in uh, such a short amount of time.
492
00:32:38,415 --> 00:32:40,083
(STRONG WINDS BLOWING)
493
00:32:40,250 --> 00:32:42,502
NARRATOR: These are katabatic winds,
494
00:32:42,669 --> 00:32:44,629
cold air from the icy interior
495
00:32:44,796 --> 00:32:47,924
that is being pulled downhill
by the warmer sea.
496
00:32:48,383 --> 00:32:51,761
They can reach nearly 200 miles per hour
497
00:32:51,928 --> 00:32:53,472
and last for days.
498
00:32:53,638 --> 00:32:56,266
(STRONG WINDS BLOWING)
499
00:33:00,103 --> 00:33:02,564
MATT: It's like being stuck
in a big bass drum.
500
00:33:06,359 --> 00:33:07,861
It's been like that all night.
501
00:33:09,654 --> 00:33:11,198
I don't know what to do.
502
00:33:11,823 --> 00:33:13,658
(SIGHS)
503
00:33:15,285 --> 00:33:19,247
MATT: So, it's a new day
and the wind is still strong.
504
00:33:19,789 --> 00:33:21,583
I am getting a bit anxious.
505
00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:25,712
When we left the colony,
there was maybe 50 percent
506
00:33:25,879 --> 00:33:30,342
of, um... the birds with eggs,
hatching eggs.
507
00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:33,929
I imagine that figure
508
00:33:34,679 --> 00:33:37,641
is... way down,
509
00:33:38,850 --> 00:33:41,853
because penguins get on
with things regardless.
510
00:33:42,020 --> 00:33:45,148
Regardless of the weather,
which is quite extraordinary, really.
511
00:33:45,732 --> 00:33:50,028
Those eggs will have been hatching
under those crazy little birds.
512
00:33:52,197 --> 00:33:54,616
NARRATOR:
Finally, the katabatics die down.
513
00:33:55,367 --> 00:33:59,913
You know what, this is nothing really,
it's just a mild breeze.
514
00:34:02,707 --> 00:34:04,334
Yeah, we'll be filming today.
515
00:34:04,709 --> 00:34:05,710
Good.
516
00:34:07,170 --> 00:34:11,132
NARRATOR: Having barely slept,
Matt and Julie head back to the colony
517
00:34:11,550 --> 00:34:13,468
desperate to make up for lost time.
518
00:34:15,762 --> 00:34:18,265
But now, overcast skies
519
00:34:18,765 --> 00:34:22,435
and snow flurries
create yet another obstacle.
520
00:34:23,144 --> 00:34:26,356
So, I try my best not to get
521
00:34:26,523 --> 00:34:29,734
my frustration out when I work.
522
00:34:30,068 --> 00:34:31,236
Um...
523
00:34:31,695 --> 00:34:33,572
But today... (CHUCKLES)
524
00:34:34,239 --> 00:34:37,242
(SIGHS) Christmas Eve, um...
525
00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:41,246
we decided to switch hours
526
00:34:41,413 --> 00:34:45,125
and do, like, um,
an early... an early start,
527
00:34:45,292 --> 00:34:48,086
um, because I needed some... (SIGHS)
528
00:34:48,253 --> 00:34:49,838
some specific shots.
529
00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:53,717
But the specific shots
needs to be done in...
530
00:34:54,843 --> 00:34:56,511
bright blue sky.
531
00:34:57,554 --> 00:34:58,555
(LAUGHS)
532
00:34:58,722 --> 00:35:01,474
And I pretty much have the opposite.
533
00:35:01,641 --> 00:35:03,977
So, hopefully I'll be able to do
534
00:35:04,144 --> 00:35:07,772
those specific shots in the sun tomorrow
on Christmas day.
535
00:35:08,064 --> 00:35:10,609
That'd be quite a nice...
536
00:35:11,651 --> 00:35:12,902
(SIGHS)
537
00:35:13,653 --> 00:35:16,531
Christmas present, um,
because I'm kind of running out of time.
538
00:35:16,698 --> 00:35:18,241
That why I'm... I'm a bit upset.
539
00:35:18,408 --> 00:35:19,576
(GAKS)
540
00:35:23,163 --> 00:35:26,541
NARRATOR: Christmas morning,
and the weather is improving.
541
00:35:26,875 --> 00:35:29,502
Julie's first task
is her daily radio check.
542
00:35:31,463 --> 00:35:36,635
MacOps, this is Yankee 328 Camp Crozier
on Mount Terror.
543
00:35:36,801 --> 00:35:37,844
Do you copy?
544
00:35:38,011 --> 00:35:39,387
(RADIO STATIC)
545
00:35:40,722 --> 00:35:43,892
GEORGE: Yankee 328 Camp Crozier,
this is MacOps, good morning.
546
00:35:45,060 --> 00:35:48,813
JULIE: Morning, George.
This is Julie for our daily check-in.
547
00:35:48,980 --> 00:35:52,025
There are two people and all is good.
548
00:35:54,319 --> 00:35:56,071
GEORGE: Good morning, Julie.
Merry Christmas
549
00:35:56,237 --> 00:36:00,283
and I copy that you have
two people in camp and all is good, over.
550
00:36:01,701 --> 00:36:03,828
JULIE: George,
Merry Christmas to you, too.
551
00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:06,122
Is there any message for us?
552
00:36:07,499 --> 00:36:09,918
GEORGE: Uh, Julie,
I do have one message for you.
553
00:36:10,085 --> 00:36:14,547
The message is,
"Merry Christmas from Mick," over.
554
00:36:19,719 --> 00:36:21,513
JULIE: Thank you very much. Um...
555
00:36:21,846 --> 00:36:23,890
Which Mick are we talking about?
556
00:36:25,475 --> 00:36:27,686
GEORGE: Mick...
Oh, you know what?
557
00:36:27,852 --> 00:36:31,981
I apologize, it's for the Cape Crozier
crew tonight, the Bravo 031.
558
00:36:32,148 --> 00:36:33,900
I apologize, Julie.
559
00:36:34,651 --> 00:36:36,486
JULIE: So, no messages for us?
560
00:36:37,070 --> 00:36:38,697
GEORGE: No,
there are no messages for you.
561
00:36:38,863 --> 00:36:41,658
Uh, sorry about that,
and I have nothing further,
562
00:36:41,825 --> 00:36:45,537
so have a very Merry Christmas
and we'll talk to you tomorrow.
563
00:36:46,287 --> 00:36:47,622
MacOps is clear.
564
00:36:52,419 --> 00:36:55,171
NARRATOR: One thousand miles away
from the isolation of Crozier,
565
00:36:55,755 --> 00:36:59,384
the DDU team are also enduring Christmas
far from home.
566
00:36:59,551 --> 00:37:01,428
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
567
00:37:03,430 --> 00:37:05,557
(ALL CHEERING AND CLAPPING)
568
00:37:06,641 --> 00:37:07,851
MAN: Sit on it!
569
00:37:09,769 --> 00:37:11,479
(LAUGHTER)
570
00:37:12,564 --> 00:37:14,399
It's Christmas for me.
571
00:37:15,608 --> 00:37:17,736
NARRATOR:
Despite the pressing demands of filming,
572
00:37:17,902 --> 00:37:19,988
Matt and Julie take a few hours off
573
00:37:20,155 --> 00:37:22,073
and celebrate with a bottle of wine
574
00:37:22,240 --> 00:37:24,576
they've been keeping
for a special occasion.
575
00:37:25,326 --> 00:37:30,832
We have a very, very good wine
for Christmas.
576
00:37:31,332 --> 00:37:32,667
(JULIE LAUGHS)
577
00:37:32,834 --> 00:37:35,545
It says, "A delicious red wine,"
578
00:37:35,837 --> 00:37:37,714
a "vin rouge délicieux,"
579
00:37:38,298 --> 00:37:39,340
...on this bottle.
580
00:37:40,049 --> 00:37:41,593
And Julie's going to try some.
581
00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:43,595
-(BOTTLE CAP POPS)
-(GRUNTS)
582
00:37:51,811 --> 00:37:53,772
-Julie.
-JULIE: Yup.
583
00:37:57,358 --> 00:37:59,027
Oh. Ugh!
584
00:37:59,944 --> 00:38:01,321
(MATT LAUGHS)
585
00:38:02,781 --> 00:38:04,449
It's really bad.
586
00:38:06,785 --> 00:38:10,997
NARRATOR: In DDU, the vin rouge
really is délicieux.
587
00:38:11,790 --> 00:38:13,541
-Again?
-Yeah, sure.
588
00:38:16,044 --> 00:38:18,671
NARRATOR:
And there's no shortage of selection.
589
00:38:19,547 --> 00:38:22,383
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
590
00:38:22,550 --> 00:38:25,512
NARRATOR: Julie cooks
a lavish meal to lift spirits.
591
00:38:28,264 --> 00:38:30,099
There we are. Thank you, Julie.
592
00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:32,018
-JULIE: Gravy?
-That looks awesome. Yeah.
593
00:38:32,727 --> 00:38:34,145
NARRATOR: And at DDU...
594
00:38:34,521 --> 00:38:36,481
(INDISTINCT CHATTER)
595
00:38:59,671 --> 00:39:02,173
NARRATOR: Julie and Matt
have left friends, family,
596
00:39:02,340 --> 00:39:04,008
and life's luxuries at home,
597
00:39:04,884 --> 00:39:08,930
all to capture the special moment
a chick emerges from its shell.
598
00:39:10,390 --> 00:39:14,602
Without that crucial shot,
a key part of the story will be missing,
599
00:39:15,144 --> 00:39:18,523
and all their sacrifices
will have been for nothing.
600
00:39:21,484 --> 00:39:23,403
MATT: So, we haven't been here
for, what, three days.
601
00:39:23,570 --> 00:39:25,280
We... we were delayed by the storm.
602
00:39:25,822 --> 00:39:28,533
A lot of change since, uh,
we were last here.
603
00:39:28,908 --> 00:39:31,661
Most birds have now got chicks.
604
00:39:33,830 --> 00:39:35,748
(PENGUINS GAKKING)
605
00:39:38,334 --> 00:39:41,170
So, there's still birds with eggs
but not... not many.
606
00:39:42,380 --> 00:39:44,591
I just have to be careful
to find the right bird
607
00:39:44,757 --> 00:39:46,509
to concentrate on today.
608
00:39:49,304 --> 00:39:52,807
Okay. There's a clearly hatching egg here.
609
00:39:52,974 --> 00:39:56,144
So we've actually got a... a subject
I can line up on now.
610
00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:02,358
It's got a big open hole in the egg,
611
00:40:02,525 --> 00:40:04,694
which means it's not far off
from hatching.
612
00:40:05,153 --> 00:40:06,487
Actually coming out.
613
00:40:14,537 --> 00:40:15,997
(CHIRPS)
614
00:40:25,673 --> 00:40:26,841
And that...
615
00:40:27,675 --> 00:40:29,594
is a very useful shot.
616
00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:33,222
NARRATOR: After all they've been through,
617
00:40:33,389 --> 00:40:38,227
this one vital success
makes all their hardships worthwhile.
618
00:40:38,394 --> 00:40:40,104
(GAKKING)
619
00:40:43,942 --> 00:40:47,028
Good day today. Good hatching.
620
00:40:47,862 --> 00:40:49,197
Very pleased.
621
00:40:52,617 --> 00:40:55,620
NARRATOR: For the penguins,
there's no time to rest.
622
00:40:55,912 --> 00:41:00,291
The victory for Julie and Matt is a call
to action for the chick's parents.
623
00:41:01,417 --> 00:41:04,420
They now have hungry mouths to feed.
624
00:41:04,796 --> 00:41:06,589
Time to get busy.
625
00:41:08,508 --> 00:41:09,884
For the next few weeks
626
00:41:10,051 --> 00:41:12,720
the parents take turns
heading out in search of food
627
00:41:12,887 --> 00:41:14,430
for their ravenous chicks.
628
00:41:18,351 --> 00:41:23,147
The feeding relay race
soon creates a penguin super highway.
629
00:41:27,777 --> 00:41:31,072
The team want to film a penguin's-eye view
of the rush-hour journey
630
00:41:31,239 --> 00:41:32,865
to and from the sea.
631
00:41:38,579 --> 00:41:42,083
It's a challenge that requires
more than one approach.
632
00:41:46,170 --> 00:41:47,255
Plan A.
633
00:41:48,381 --> 00:41:50,591
Max does his best to try and keep up,
634
00:41:51,384 --> 00:41:54,303
but one misplaced foot and...
635
00:41:54,470 --> 00:41:55,680
(CLATTERING)
636
00:41:57,598 --> 00:42:00,184
Following these waddling
miracle machines
637
00:42:00,351 --> 00:42:02,520
is a lot harder than they thought.
638
00:42:04,772 --> 00:42:05,898
(PENGUIN GAKS)
639
00:42:08,192 --> 00:42:09,777
Time for plan B.
640
00:42:14,407 --> 00:42:16,242
What could possibly go wrong?
641
00:42:21,748 --> 00:42:23,124
(CHITTERING)
642
00:42:27,295 --> 00:42:29,547
(HONKS)
643
00:42:30,298 --> 00:42:31,382
(GAKS)
644
00:42:51,819 --> 00:42:53,071
Okay.
645
00:42:53,613 --> 00:42:55,490
So, plan C.
646
00:42:57,742 --> 00:42:58,785
MAX: Good idea.
647
00:43:09,253 --> 00:43:11,631
NARRATOR:
It's a camera version of a zip line.
648
00:43:12,006 --> 00:43:14,050
MAX: Camera's running. Okay.
649
00:43:14,926 --> 00:43:16,344
Just one test.
650
00:43:29,690 --> 00:43:31,609
NARRATOR: It works beautifully.
651
00:43:39,742 --> 00:43:42,161
Once they've got
all the zip line shots they need,
652
00:43:42,328 --> 00:43:44,622
it's time for a little free-styling.
653
00:43:45,998 --> 00:43:47,125
(GAKKING)
654
00:43:52,255 --> 00:43:56,592
The sea ice that surrounds Antarctica
is melting fast.
655
00:43:57,385 --> 00:43:58,886
Cracks are appearing.
656
00:44:00,638 --> 00:44:03,683
The open water feeding grounds
are getting closer.
657
00:44:09,814 --> 00:44:13,192
It's time to call in
the ice edge chopper team.
658
00:44:13,776 --> 00:44:16,863
Their mission is not just to film
the penguins from the air,
659
00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:20,491
they're also here
to film them swimming underwater.
660
00:44:20,658 --> 00:44:22,952
(HELICOPTER FLYING OVERHEAD)
661
00:44:23,119 --> 00:44:26,914
That means landing a helicopter
packed with heavy camera equipment
662
00:44:27,081 --> 00:44:30,126
on sea ice that's breaking apart.
663
00:44:31,878 --> 00:44:35,298
It's an extremely high-risk operation.
664
00:44:38,634 --> 00:44:42,555
They must be absolutely certain
the ice can take their weight.
665
00:44:43,681 --> 00:44:45,141
So, before Tom,
666
00:44:45,349 --> 00:44:48,102
the cinematographer,
is allowed near the ice edge,
667
00:44:48,436 --> 00:44:50,605
the team set up safety ropes.
668
00:44:50,938 --> 00:44:53,858
There is no way that Tom could fall in.
669
00:44:54,025 --> 00:44:55,151
But just in case he does,
670
00:44:55,318 --> 00:44:57,445
we can pull on this
and yank him right out.
671
00:44:58,487 --> 00:45:00,698
Keep right. Yeah...
672
00:45:03,409 --> 00:45:05,161
NARRATOR:
As the Adelies follow the channels
673
00:45:05,328 --> 00:45:08,039
toward open ocean and their food,
674
00:45:08,206 --> 00:45:10,458
the crew get into position ahead of them.
675
00:45:14,337 --> 00:45:15,880
With the camera on a jib arm,
676
00:45:16,047 --> 00:45:19,550
Tom can film them underwater
without diving.
677
00:45:30,978 --> 00:45:33,731
But suddenly,
the penguins halt their journey.
678
00:45:34,523 --> 00:45:36,150
Something has spooked them.
679
00:45:46,661 --> 00:45:47,662
Orca.
680
00:45:50,122 --> 00:45:51,332
Killer whales.
681
00:45:58,297 --> 00:45:59,715
TOM: Whoa.
682
00:46:00,383 --> 00:46:02,009
Oh, my goodness.
683
00:46:03,344 --> 00:46:06,264
NARRATOR: Orca are Antarctica's
greatest predators.
684
00:46:10,643 --> 00:46:13,354
And the ice channels
that let the penguins out
685
00:46:14,522 --> 00:46:16,607
have let the orca in.
686
00:46:18,734 --> 00:46:19,902
TOM: Oh, yes.
687
00:46:22,154 --> 00:46:24,490
Whoa. Smell that breath.
688
00:46:24,907 --> 00:46:26,200
That was so close.
689
00:46:37,795 --> 00:46:40,965
Uh, so the camera I'm using here
is just a little underwater camera
690
00:46:41,132 --> 00:46:42,633
in a waterproof housing.
691
00:46:42,800 --> 00:46:46,095
Uh, the point of having it on this nice
big boom is that we can just move it
692
00:46:46,637 --> 00:46:49,932
and just drift and follow the animal
in-frame as it enters and leaves.
693
00:46:51,267 --> 00:46:53,811
It looks great. The colors are beautiful.
694
00:46:54,061 --> 00:46:55,896
The water clarity is amazing.
695
00:47:14,498 --> 00:47:16,375
Oh... yes.
696
00:47:18,127 --> 00:47:19,211
Yes, Mark.
697
00:47:19,545 --> 00:47:21,130
There you go. Beautiful.
698
00:47:22,965 --> 00:47:24,133
This is amazing.
699
00:47:30,848 --> 00:47:32,016
Oh, mate.
700
00:47:32,933 --> 00:47:34,268
This is perfect.
701
00:47:34,518 --> 00:47:36,020
MARK: He's gonna come right next to you.
702
00:47:36,187 --> 00:47:37,480
Great guy, good guy.
703
00:47:38,397 --> 00:47:41,400
NARRATOR: Orca are hugely intelligent
social animals.
704
00:47:46,530 --> 00:47:50,201
And the strangers on the ice edge
arouse their curiosity.
705
00:47:51,952 --> 00:47:53,621
TOM: Oh, my goodness.
706
00:48:20,731 --> 00:48:21,857
TOM: Wow.
707
00:48:22,024 --> 00:48:23,692
-MARK: How was that, Tom?
-That was awesome.
708
00:48:23,859 --> 00:48:24,944
That was a bit of luck.
709
00:48:25,111 --> 00:48:27,488
I'd literally just dipped it in
and then a second later...
710
00:48:28,114 --> 00:48:29,156
I wasn't recording!
711
00:48:29,323 --> 00:48:30,825
I was. (LAUGHS)
712
00:48:30,991 --> 00:48:32,993
The look on Mark's face. (LAUGHS)
713
00:48:33,953 --> 00:48:35,329
Mate, we got it.
714
00:48:35,746 --> 00:48:38,791
-(WHALE WHISTLES)
-TOM: Whoa!
715
00:48:49,301 --> 00:48:53,264
NARRATOR: All around Antarctica,
the sea ice is breaking up.
716
00:49:00,980 --> 00:49:02,314
It's becoming much easier
717
00:49:02,481 --> 00:49:05,192
for the adult penguins
to get to their feeding grounds.
718
00:49:07,069 --> 00:49:13,075
And this constant supply of fish and krill
is helping their chicks grow rapidly.
719
00:49:19,665 --> 00:49:23,294
At Cape Crozier,
Matt has completed his time in the field
720
00:49:23,461 --> 00:49:27,882
and heads home to his loved ones
and a well-earned shower.
721
00:49:30,050 --> 00:49:33,304
He's handed it over to Sophie
for the last leg of filming.
722
00:49:33,929 --> 00:49:37,433
She's more used to working in Africa
than Antarctica.
723
00:49:39,018 --> 00:49:40,603
It's her first time.
724
00:49:41,020 --> 00:49:44,690
Nothing. Nothing can prepare you
for this landscape.
725
00:49:45,524 --> 00:49:47,985
It's exactly everything I wanted it to be.
726
00:49:48,152 --> 00:49:53,240
Just huge and dramatic and awe-inspiring
and terrifyingly beautiful.
727
00:49:54,658 --> 00:49:55,868
NARRATOR: Together with Julie,
728
00:49:56,035 --> 00:49:59,413
she's here to film
the final stages of the penguins' story.
729
00:50:00,414 --> 00:50:03,250
And it's love at first sight.
730
00:50:04,543 --> 00:50:07,546
They're just enchanting. They're so...
731
00:50:08,839 --> 00:50:11,258
Can't get enough of them.
We really can't. They're just heaven.
732
00:50:12,259 --> 00:50:13,844
It's a real treat to be here.
733
00:50:15,387 --> 00:50:17,223
They're relentless. They don't stop.
734
00:50:17,389 --> 00:50:18,974
I admire them for their tenacity.
735
00:50:19,141 --> 00:50:22,478
They're just up and down this hill,
just motoring,
736
00:50:22,645 --> 00:50:25,231
absolutely beetling up and down that hill.
737
00:50:25,648 --> 00:50:28,526
We do it a couple of times a day
and it nearly breaks us.
738
00:50:29,818 --> 00:50:31,529
I love their curiosity. Look at this.
739
00:50:31,695 --> 00:50:33,781
They're just sitting there.
They're completely cool.
740
00:50:33,948 --> 00:50:36,367
They're just happy to hang out with us
and let us be here.
741
00:50:36,534 --> 00:50:40,704
Slightly bewildered. I think they think
we're very, very tall, stupid penguins.
742
00:50:42,039 --> 00:50:44,041
Definitely the best bird
I have ever filmed.
743
00:50:44,208 --> 00:50:46,210
Really, really. They're just amazing.
744
00:50:48,629 --> 00:50:50,089
(GAKKING)
745
00:50:50,756 --> 00:50:53,008
NARRATOR:
The chicks are now several weeks old.
746
00:50:53,175 --> 00:50:54,885
They're constantly hungry.
747
00:50:55,344 --> 00:50:58,055
So when a parent arrives back
from a fishing trip,
748
00:50:58,222 --> 00:51:01,559
every chick in the neighborhood
tries to get in on the action.
749
00:51:20,953 --> 00:51:23,372
SOPHIE: Go on! You can get her. Go on!
750
00:51:39,013 --> 00:51:41,390
That is the funniest thing
you can ever see.
751
00:51:48,564 --> 00:51:52,067
If you imagine a Justin Bieber fan
in a gray, fluffy onesie
752
00:51:52,234 --> 00:51:54,111
chasing Justin Bieber for an autograph,
753
00:51:54,486 --> 00:51:58,157
that's the fervor with which those chicks
pursue their parents.
754
00:52:10,669 --> 00:52:12,463
NARRATOR: Sophie's mission
is to film the chicks
755
00:52:12,630 --> 00:52:14,673
as they get ready to leave the colony.
756
00:52:15,174 --> 00:52:18,344
It won't be long now
before they head out to sea.
757
00:52:19,637 --> 00:52:21,639
SOPHIE: I can't believe
the couple of weeks we've been here
758
00:52:21,805 --> 00:52:22,931
the changes we've seen,
759
00:52:23,098 --> 00:52:26,226
from the winter wonderland,
which was so incredibly beautiful.
760
00:52:26,935 --> 00:52:29,396
And I don't think either of us
had the faintest idea
761
00:52:29,563 --> 00:52:30,564
it would go so quickly.
762
00:52:30,731 --> 00:52:32,149
It really took us by surprise.
763
00:52:32,775 --> 00:52:35,944
One day to have this all ice,
just everything solid,
764
00:52:36,236 --> 00:52:39,615
and the next day, a bit broken,
the next day, gone.
765
00:52:40,157 --> 00:52:41,784
Um, the change is so quick.
766
00:52:42,910 --> 00:52:45,704
The chicks are beginning
to change their plumage.
767
00:52:46,372 --> 00:52:49,875
The adults are spending less and less time
up in the colony.
768
00:52:50,209 --> 00:52:51,460
The ice is all gone.
769
00:52:51,627 --> 00:52:54,213
We're down to a kind of
shingly, pebbly beach.
770
00:52:55,464 --> 00:52:56,632
And now, look.
771
00:52:56,799 --> 00:52:58,092
Open ocean.
772
00:53:00,678 --> 00:53:03,055
NARRATOR: A few hundred miles
north of Sophie,
773
00:53:03,222 --> 00:53:05,015
another film team has arrived.
774
00:53:05,182 --> 00:53:08,852
The open ocean and good weather
are what they've been waiting for.
775
00:53:10,020 --> 00:53:11,897
It's the aerial team.
776
00:53:13,107 --> 00:53:17,820
Until now, summer storms have made it
too rough and windy to launch.
777
00:53:21,615 --> 00:53:23,701
ALASTAIR: Finally, after days of waiting,
778
00:53:23,867 --> 00:53:26,578
we really now, tonight,
have the perfect conditions.
779
00:53:26,745 --> 00:53:28,622
Absolutely no breeze at all.
780
00:53:28,789 --> 00:53:30,374
Amazing clear skies.
781
00:53:30,541 --> 00:53:32,167
Beautiful sunlight on the mountains.
782
00:53:32,334 --> 00:53:34,545
And we're now just getting
the helicopter ready.
783
00:53:34,712 --> 00:53:36,422
We'll take off in about half an hour,
784
00:53:36,588 --> 00:53:38,382
and we'll spend
up to four hours in the air
785
00:53:38,549 --> 00:53:40,759
trying to capture this amazing scenery.
786
00:53:45,305 --> 00:53:46,724
-ALASTAIR: Okay, good?
-MARCELO: Yeah.
787
00:53:46,890 --> 00:53:48,267
-Ready to go.
-Yeah, ready.
788
00:53:48,767 --> 00:53:52,396
We got the 360
and the forward cameras running.
789
00:53:53,355 --> 00:53:57,109
NARRATOR: Their task is to film
Antarctica's majestic mountains
790
00:53:57,401 --> 00:54:00,362
and icebergs freed
from the melting sea ice.
791
00:54:02,906 --> 00:54:06,702
It's a chance to visit places
few have ever seen,
792
00:54:07,119 --> 00:54:08,662
let alone filmed.
793
00:54:09,621 --> 00:54:11,957
Marcelo, turn it over
to the black mountain, please.
794
00:54:12,124 --> 00:54:13,876
That will be our starting point.
795
00:54:14,042 --> 00:54:15,085
Yup.
796
00:54:24,762 --> 00:54:27,055
-Okay. Let's go this way, please.
-MARCELO: Uh-huh.
797
00:54:29,558 --> 00:54:31,143
ALASTAIR: Looking for
some good bergs, really.
798
00:54:31,393 --> 00:54:32,394
MARCELO: Yup.
799
00:54:32,561 --> 00:54:35,731
ALASTAIR: And let's head for these
uh, icebergs here in front of us.
800
00:54:36,857 --> 00:54:38,275
Yeah, this is gonna be lovely.
801
00:54:44,823 --> 00:54:46,742
That is one hell of an iceberg, there.
802
00:54:48,452 --> 00:54:50,996
Okay. Let's try going low towards
the one just here,
803
00:54:51,163 --> 00:54:52,915
the one with the... with the holes in it.
804
00:54:56,001 --> 00:54:58,504
It's very nice with the gray sky
behind this way as well.
805
00:55:00,881 --> 00:55:01,965
Yeah, that's great.
806
00:55:02,716 --> 00:55:04,927
That's really nice.
That's like Stonehenge.
807
00:55:07,054 --> 00:55:08,722
Those holes are superb.
808
00:55:10,140 --> 00:55:12,351
That's beautiful.
The lighting's lovely, too.
809
00:55:13,519 --> 00:55:14,770
This is great, Marcelo.
810
00:55:14,937 --> 00:55:17,189
Just keep going round like this,
this is very nice.
811
00:55:20,275 --> 00:55:22,611
That is a beautiful piece of ice.
812
00:55:26,156 --> 00:55:28,951
-ALASTAIR: Very good flying. Thank you.
-MARCELO: Thank you.
813
00:55:30,744 --> 00:55:34,248
Amazing sort of... where that glacier's
coming right down into the ocean there.
814
00:55:37,084 --> 00:55:38,293
MARCELO: Altitude is good?
815
00:55:38,627 --> 00:55:39,878
ALASTAIR: Altitude is lovely.
816
00:55:40,170 --> 00:55:41,296
MARCELO: Uh-huh.
817
00:55:42,381 --> 00:55:43,465
Push.
818
00:55:51,181 --> 00:55:52,975
ALASTAIR: Let's keep going
in this direction.
819
00:55:53,141 --> 00:55:54,142
MARCELO: Uh-huh.
820
00:56:07,906 --> 00:56:09,575
Can we try and fly quite close
821
00:56:09,741 --> 00:56:11,743
-to this ridge straight ahead of us?
-Uh-huh.
822
00:56:12,494 --> 00:56:15,247
ALASTAIR: That's got a real feeling
of going forever.
823
00:56:20,752 --> 00:56:22,713
Okay, Marcelo,
can you see that ridge there?
824
00:56:24,214 --> 00:56:26,675
-Can we go over the top of it?
-MARCELO: Okay.
825
00:56:34,433 --> 00:56:37,185
ALASTAIR: That's a lovely shot.
Very nice. Okay, keep going.
826
00:56:42,691 --> 00:56:45,277
Nice altitude. Good speed.
827
00:56:47,571 --> 00:56:50,115
And we stay on
the sunny side of the ridge.
828
00:56:53,118 --> 00:56:54,703
Yeah, this is gonna be lovely.
829
00:56:57,706 --> 00:56:58,957
Yeah, that's nice.
830
00:57:07,674 --> 00:57:10,135
NARRATOR:
Three and a half thousand miles away,
831
00:57:10,302 --> 00:57:12,346
on the other side of Antarctica,
832
00:57:12,512 --> 00:57:14,222
the last of the Disneynature teams
833
00:57:14,389 --> 00:57:18,018
is sailing from the Falkland Islands
down the Antarctic Peninsula
834
00:57:18,185 --> 00:57:21,438
heading for the appropriately named
Avian Island.
835
00:57:24,399 --> 00:57:26,568
It's accessible only by boat,
836
00:57:26,860 --> 00:57:30,697
and only when there's open water
and the sea ice has broken up.
837
00:57:31,531 --> 00:57:35,118
On board is the largest film crew
of the entire production,
838
00:57:35,285 --> 00:57:37,412
with three separate filming teams,
839
00:57:37,913 --> 00:57:42,292
all trying to get to a rarely visited
and very remote penguin colony.
840
00:57:45,253 --> 00:57:47,756
One of the most experienced is John,
841
00:57:47,923 --> 00:57:50,884
a specialist long lens cinematographer.
842
00:57:51,051 --> 00:57:52,803
JOHN: I've been here a few times filming,
843
00:57:52,970 --> 00:57:55,472
but it's fresh, I think,
every single time, because...
844
00:57:55,639 --> 00:57:58,100
the landscape changes,
all the ice moves around, and...
845
00:57:58,558 --> 00:58:00,477
you never get
the same weather twice either.
846
00:58:01,395 --> 00:58:03,355
Apparently this year
there's a huge amount of ice,
847
00:58:03,605 --> 00:58:07,025
and it could well block this boat
from being able to get to the colony
848
00:58:07,192 --> 00:58:09,277
where the Adelie penguins are
that we're trying to film.
849
00:58:09,444 --> 00:58:12,698
And if that's the case,
then we may not be able to land there.
850
00:58:13,532 --> 00:58:16,660
NARRATOR: The dive team leader, Doug,
has also been here before,
851
00:58:16,827 --> 00:58:20,414
and knows a thing or two
about these freezing waters.
852
00:58:21,623 --> 00:58:24,042
Well, I've been diving the tropics
for the last two years,
853
00:58:24,209 --> 00:58:27,129
so, um, yeah, I think it's gonna be
a bit of a shock to the system.
854
00:58:27,295 --> 00:58:29,631
From memory, you know,
the first week is the hardest,
855
00:58:29,798 --> 00:58:32,259
you know, before your body
starts to acclimatize to the cold.
856
00:58:32,426 --> 00:58:36,471
And it's not really your core, um,
that's the problem.
857
00:58:36,638 --> 00:58:38,557
It's, uh, your hands stop working.
858
00:58:38,724 --> 00:58:42,978
Uh, so you simply can't control
the other buttons on a camera housing.
859
00:58:43,145 --> 00:58:46,648
So, um, yeah, but if we can get an hour
in the water after a week,
860
00:58:46,815 --> 00:58:48,233
then we're doing pretty well.
861
00:58:49,151 --> 00:58:52,195
NARRATOR:
The third Antarctic veteran is Jamie.
862
00:58:52,362 --> 00:58:55,574
His special camera
uses military technology.
863
00:58:57,200 --> 00:59:01,496
JAMIE: It's a stabilized system,
so it means we can get stable images
864
00:59:01,663 --> 00:59:04,166
while we're in a boat
filming penguins in the water.
865
00:59:04,332 --> 00:59:07,002
And basically, it looks like, you know,
you get rock-steady images
866
00:59:07,294 --> 00:59:09,588
while the boat's moving around
and we're tracking with them.
867
00:59:09,921 --> 00:59:12,924
NARRATOR: Three separate teams
with one common goal:
868
00:59:13,091 --> 00:59:17,137
to film the chicks as they enter the sea
for the very first time.
869
00:59:19,681 --> 00:59:22,225
But within hours, they run into trouble.
870
00:59:22,809 --> 00:59:25,687
The change in the weather
catches them by surprise.
871
00:59:29,441 --> 00:59:30,984
What a difference a day makes.
872
00:59:31,151 --> 00:59:34,571
Yesterday, we had sunshine.
Glorious sunshine.
873
00:59:34,738 --> 00:59:38,825
And uh... and now we're stuck in the ice,
parked next to an iceberg,
874
00:59:38,992 --> 00:59:40,577
and we've got gale-force winds.
875
00:59:40,744 --> 00:59:42,412
(STRONG WINDS BLOWING)
876
00:59:42,579 --> 00:59:44,998
This is not exactly
what we were expecting.
877
00:59:45,624 --> 00:59:47,250
Uh, we're in the middle of summer.
878
00:59:47,834 --> 00:59:50,128
Uh, if the ice is like this
for us, you know,
879
00:59:50,587 --> 00:59:52,255
this is their time
for the chicks to fledge.
880
00:59:52,422 --> 00:59:53,757
What they need is open sea.
881
00:59:53,924 --> 00:59:56,927
They need somewhere for the chicks
to be able to go and feed themselves,
882
00:59:57,094 --> 00:59:59,888
as well as the parents to be able
to get fish to feed the chicks.
883
01:00:00,055 --> 01:00:01,848
So as much as it's a problem for us,
884
01:00:02,015 --> 01:00:04,101
my dinner's downstairs
being cooked in the mess.
885
01:00:04,267 --> 01:00:06,061
These guys are having a much harder time.
886
01:00:11,691 --> 01:00:14,486
NARRATOR: On the other side of Antarctica,
at Cape Crozier,
887
01:00:14,653 --> 01:00:18,073
Sophie is dealing with a storm
of a different kind.
888
01:00:22,077 --> 01:00:24,496
The penguin chicks are molting.
889
01:00:26,832 --> 01:00:30,252
(PENGUINS GAKKING)
890
01:00:34,714 --> 01:00:36,800
Can I just... look.
Look at this, everywhere.
891
01:00:38,677 --> 01:00:41,680
This, there was so much of this
in the air,
892
01:00:42,097 --> 01:00:43,974
that I think that Julie and I
have inhaled
893
01:00:44,141 --> 01:00:48,520
an entire penguin chick down sleeping bag.
894
01:00:49,980 --> 01:00:51,565
Like, look, everything. It's...
895
01:00:52,190 --> 01:00:54,192
The whole air is just full of this stuff.
896
01:00:54,359 --> 01:00:55,402
(GAKS)
897
01:00:57,696 --> 01:01:01,241
NARRATOR: The downy feathers have served
to keep them warm up until now.
898
01:01:01,658 --> 01:01:03,285
But they're not waterproof,
899
01:01:03,493 --> 01:01:06,288
so the chicks must shed them
before they can go to sea.
900
01:01:06,454 --> 01:01:08,748
(PENGUINS GAKKING)
901
01:01:10,667 --> 01:01:14,337
It's the penguin equivalent
of those awkward teenage years.
902
01:01:15,463 --> 01:01:18,091
(HONKS)
903
01:01:21,511 --> 01:01:24,848
And it's not just down
that the chicks are leaving behind.
904
01:01:25,473 --> 01:01:26,683
(HONKS)
905
01:01:26,850 --> 01:01:29,227
I don't like the way
they poo on our camera gear,
906
01:01:29,477 --> 01:01:31,021
and the way I smell.
907
01:01:31,188 --> 01:01:33,440
I smell worse than I've ever smelled,
908
01:01:33,607 --> 01:01:39,362
because we spend all day
kneeling in down, excrement.
909
01:01:39,529 --> 01:01:40,614
It's not a nice smell.
910
01:01:40,780 --> 01:01:45,285
It really isn't. They're not gonna be
making a perfume any time soon.
911
01:01:45,452 --> 01:01:46,453
(GAKKING)
912
01:01:46,620 --> 01:01:49,456
And plus there's no shower,
so I think we smell quite high.
913
01:01:49,623 --> 01:01:51,541
But they... they think
they smell delicious.
914
01:01:51,708 --> 01:01:54,002
They... They're like,
"Yeah, man, we're good."
915
01:01:54,628 --> 01:01:58,381
NARRATOR: The chicks don't know it,
but this is a risky time for them.
916
01:02:00,091 --> 01:02:01,718
If they molt too soon,
917
01:02:01,885 --> 01:02:04,596
they run the risk
of being caught out by a storm.
918
01:02:07,140 --> 01:02:08,141
Molt too late,
919
01:02:08,600 --> 01:02:11,645
and they won't be able
to enter the water and leave the colony
920
01:02:11,811 --> 01:02:13,313
before winter returns.
921
01:02:17,859 --> 01:02:19,527
Back on the Antarctic Peninsula,
922
01:02:19,694 --> 01:02:22,030
the boat crew have weathered their storm
923
01:02:23,323 --> 01:02:25,492
and have arrived at Avian Island.
924
01:02:25,659 --> 01:02:28,954
So our first footsteps onto Avian.
925
01:02:29,704 --> 01:02:32,207
NARRATOR: No film crew
has ever been here before.
926
01:02:32,540 --> 01:02:34,751
They have no idea what they'll find.
927
01:02:36,044 --> 01:02:37,754
JOHN: It's a really large colony,
928
01:02:37,921 --> 01:02:40,674
and we're seeing it for the first time,
so we're trying to work out
929
01:02:41,049 --> 01:02:43,677
where we can land, where the penguins
are likely to go into the sea,
930
01:02:43,843 --> 01:02:45,845
which is the most important thing
we're gonna film.
931
01:02:46,805 --> 01:02:49,766
It's just very encouraging, really,
to find so many birds here.
932
01:02:53,603 --> 01:02:56,690
NARRATOR: They soon discover
that the penguins are not alone.
933
01:02:56,898 --> 01:03:00,110
(HONKING)
934
01:03:02,320 --> 01:03:03,613
Elephant seals.
935
01:03:06,574 --> 01:03:07,659
(HONKS)
936
01:03:07,826 --> 01:03:11,705
Up to 20 feet long,
and nearly 9,000 pounds,
937
01:03:11,871 --> 01:03:13,873
they're the world's largest seal.
938
01:03:14,708 --> 01:03:17,877
And they even smell even worse
than the penguins.
939
01:03:20,797 --> 01:03:22,590
Oh, the stench.
940
01:03:22,757 --> 01:03:24,050
(LAUGHS)
941
01:03:24,217 --> 01:03:26,678
It's like a great cloud of smell
that comes up from them.
942
01:03:26,845 --> 01:03:28,179
It's amazing.
943
01:03:28,388 --> 01:03:29,514
(LAUGHS)
944
01:03:29,681 --> 01:03:31,182
Not good neighbors.
945
01:03:31,850 --> 01:03:33,518
But I don't want to get any closer.
946
01:03:33,893 --> 01:03:35,395
They're so big.
947
01:03:35,562 --> 01:03:37,522
(HONKING)
948
01:03:42,068 --> 01:03:45,238
It does sound pretty bad,
doesn't it? Terrible guts.
949
01:03:50,869 --> 01:03:52,037
(BLOWS)
950
01:03:55,582 --> 01:03:58,960
NARRATOR: Soon, John is forced to retreat
from his filming position.
951
01:04:00,879 --> 01:04:02,297
Yes, yes, okay.
952
01:04:03,089 --> 01:04:04,799
We won't give you any trouble.
953
01:04:06,384 --> 01:04:08,428
JOHN: My tripod and camera
were right in the way,
954
01:04:08,887 --> 01:04:13,058
so, um, we had to negotiate
who went where, and I lost.
955
01:04:13,767 --> 01:04:17,020
(HONKING)
956
01:04:30,033 --> 01:04:31,701
NARRATOR: All across Antarctica,
957
01:04:31,868 --> 01:04:33,995
the adult Adelies
are leaving their colonies,
958
01:04:34,162 --> 01:04:36,956
heading back to sea
for the last time this season.
959
01:04:39,918 --> 01:04:41,169
For the chicks,
960
01:04:41,336 --> 01:04:45,173
it's time to take their final step
toward independence.
961
01:04:45,507 --> 01:04:47,467
JOHN: Unlike other birds
which have to learn to fly,
962
01:04:47,634 --> 01:04:49,260
penguins have to learn to swim.
963
01:04:49,427 --> 01:04:52,639
It's a rite of passage for penguins
that they have to take.
964
01:04:54,974 --> 01:04:58,269
There are lots of chicks going just now.
They're coming down from the colony,
965
01:04:58,436 --> 01:05:00,939
and coming down to the shore
and trying to swim offshore,
966
01:05:01,106 --> 01:05:02,816
but they've never done it before, so...
967
01:05:02,982 --> 01:05:05,360
they're making a bit of a mess of it,
some of them.
968
01:05:05,860 --> 01:05:08,488
Some just go in quite confidently,
and others fall in
969
01:05:08,655 --> 01:05:11,074
and have to crash about
and then climb out again.
970
01:05:12,867 --> 01:05:15,328
They don't seem to know
what to do at all, really.
971
01:05:18,915 --> 01:05:20,625
(JOHN LAUGHS)
972
01:05:29,008 --> 01:05:31,052
Oh, dear, falling over.
973
01:05:31,719 --> 01:05:33,138
Oh, gosh.
974
01:05:34,472 --> 01:05:35,765
Yeah, there they go.
975
01:05:37,934 --> 01:05:39,144
(JOHN LAUGHS)
976
01:05:39,310 --> 01:05:41,980
They jump like parachute jumpers,
they don't jump like penguins.
977
01:05:42,147 --> 01:05:43,731
It's all jumping feet first.
978
01:05:46,484 --> 01:05:49,070
SOPHIE: All right. Ready for youse.
979
01:05:50,113 --> 01:05:53,408
They're mainly coming up
on this little bit here.
980
01:05:54,784 --> 01:05:56,202
No, no. Don't go there.
981
01:05:56,786 --> 01:05:59,080
That's entirely the wrong way.
982
01:06:00,248 --> 01:06:01,583
To me. To me.
983
01:06:02,500 --> 01:06:03,501
Come on.
984
01:06:09,174 --> 01:06:11,009
We've been on the beach for the last week
985
01:06:11,176 --> 01:06:14,012
because the chicks have started to fledge.
986
01:06:15,013 --> 01:06:17,599
And their excitement
at being in the water is just amazing.
987
01:06:17,765 --> 01:06:19,309
It's like any toddler, you know.
988
01:06:19,476 --> 01:06:21,936
It's like any kid
when they see the sea, the ocean.
989
01:06:22,103 --> 01:06:24,272
They're just so happy.
They're in their element.
990
01:06:24,522 --> 01:06:26,649
And they're off. They're going.
991
01:06:26,816 --> 01:06:29,444
It's like, they're off for the sea ice,
for the winter, they're done.
992
01:06:30,737 --> 01:06:33,573
So this is the end of the story
for us, actually.
993
01:06:33,948 --> 01:06:36,910
It's really lovely to see
the, kind of, season drawing to a close.
994
01:06:38,077 --> 01:06:39,954
NARRATOR: Sophie's mission may be ending,
995
01:06:40,121 --> 01:06:44,542
but there's still one more chapter
to the penguins' Antarctic adventure.
996
01:06:47,504 --> 01:06:51,674
It's one of the most dangerous moments
in a young chick's life,
997
01:06:52,050 --> 01:06:55,011
and it's the whole reason
the boat team have battled their way
998
01:06:55,178 --> 01:06:57,889
so far south to Avian Island.
999
01:07:01,392 --> 01:07:04,771
Here, brash ice
still surrounds the island.
1000
01:07:07,565 --> 01:07:10,401
It's a major barrier
the chicks need to cross
1001
01:07:10,568 --> 01:07:12,028
before they can reach the open sea.
1002
01:07:13,738 --> 01:07:16,824
But it's what's below the surface
that is the most feared.
1003
01:07:19,702 --> 01:07:21,120
Leopard seals.
1004
01:07:26,459 --> 01:07:29,796
Eleven feet
of specialized penguin predator.
1005
01:07:37,303 --> 01:07:39,597
The timing of this event
has been incredible,
1006
01:07:39,764 --> 01:07:42,225
because as soon as the chicks
started to leave the island,
1007
01:07:42,392 --> 01:07:43,726
leopard seals arrived.
1008
01:07:46,145 --> 01:07:48,648
The seals seem to have some kind of
in-built calendar
1009
01:07:48,815 --> 01:07:52,402
that brings them here exactly
on the same date as the penguins' leaving.
1010
01:07:52,569 --> 01:07:54,153
It's amazing how nature works.
1011
01:07:54,779 --> 01:07:55,822
There'd previously been none.
1012
01:07:55,989 --> 01:07:58,908
There are maybe six, seven,
or eight now around the island.
1013
01:08:00,535 --> 01:08:03,246
It's a big, risky place out there
for a young penguin.
1014
01:08:14,173 --> 01:08:16,718
NARRATOR: For the story's climax,
the team want to capture
1015
01:08:16,884 --> 01:08:19,887
the nail-biting drama
of the seals hunting.
1016
01:08:20,346 --> 01:08:22,557
Three camera crews cover the action,
1017
01:08:23,141 --> 01:08:24,934
each from a different angle.
1018
01:08:26,019 --> 01:08:29,188
JAMIE: I'm here with the Cineflex,
so I'm filming topside,
1019
01:08:29,522 --> 01:08:32,066
Doug is doing underwater,
and then we've got John on land.
1020
01:08:32,233 --> 01:08:34,777
So hopefully they can give us a wider view
and a different perspective on it.
1021
01:08:35,445 --> 01:08:37,030
Hold still on the boat. Okay.
1022
01:08:37,196 --> 01:08:40,116
Well, for us, we wanna make it
feel exciting and dramatic,
1023
01:08:40,283 --> 01:08:42,827
so we're trying to give a sense of scale
to the leopard seals,
1024
01:08:42,994 --> 01:08:45,371
and to be with the chicks
as they're moving through the ice,
1025
01:08:45,538 --> 01:08:49,250
and wanna make people understand
how scary it is for the chicks, really.
1026
01:08:50,918 --> 01:08:52,920
You've got thousands of chicks
getting into the water
1027
01:08:53,087 --> 01:08:54,672
and these little lines streaming out.
1028
01:08:54,839 --> 01:08:56,758
And then these leopard seals
come out of nowhere
1029
01:08:56,924 --> 01:08:59,427
and just... utter mayhem.
1030
01:09:12,273 --> 01:09:13,816
NARRATOR: Amid all the chaos,
1031
01:09:13,983 --> 01:09:17,153
the crew were facing
exactly the same problem as the chicks.
1032
01:09:19,322 --> 01:09:21,491
When the seal drops beneath the ice,
1033
01:09:22,116 --> 01:09:25,328
no one knows where it will appear next.
1034
01:09:26,579 --> 01:09:29,165
Okay. Everyone keep their eyes peeled
for the seal.
1035
01:09:31,376 --> 01:09:34,170
JOHN: It's like cat and mouse
with the seal looking for the penguins
1036
01:09:34,420 --> 01:09:36,047
and us looking for the seal.
1037
01:09:36,381 --> 01:09:39,300
But from our point of view,
it's a needle in a haystack.
1038
01:09:44,347 --> 01:09:45,890
-There it is.
-JAMIE: Yeah.
1039
01:09:50,353 --> 01:09:52,939
He was just five meters to your right now.
1040
01:09:58,861 --> 01:10:01,280
Okay. Doug's getting in the water now.
1041
01:10:05,118 --> 01:10:07,161
NARRATOR: The dive team
hope to have better luck.
1042
01:10:07,328 --> 01:10:08,830
Okay, camera's booting.
1043
01:10:09,330 --> 01:10:13,292
NARRATOR: Underneath the ice,
they shouldn't be able to hide so easily.
1044
01:10:18,339 --> 01:10:21,926
But leopard seals
are masters of deception.
1045
01:10:59,630 --> 01:11:03,509
Doug, they're at the back.
The other side.
1046
01:11:20,359 --> 01:11:23,613
NARRATOR: At last,
one seal decides to reveal itself
1047
01:11:24,155 --> 01:11:26,157
and Doug can start filming.
1048
01:11:33,748 --> 01:11:35,708
DANIEL: We've finally caught up
with a leopard seal
1049
01:11:35,875 --> 01:11:38,961
that doesn't seem to be
overly scared of Doug.
1050
01:11:39,670 --> 01:11:42,381
They tend to be very skittish,
don't like divers in the water,
1051
01:11:42,548 --> 01:11:45,718
whereas this the first time
we've seen one actually hang around,
1052
01:11:46,177 --> 01:11:49,013
and we're all crossing our fingers
and hoping that Doug's getting the shots
1053
01:11:49,180 --> 01:11:51,307
that we've been chasing
for days on end now.
1054
01:11:52,225 --> 01:11:54,393
NARRATOR:
But just as Doug's luck is improving,
1055
01:11:54,560 --> 01:11:56,354
he has to stop filming.
1056
01:11:56,521 --> 01:11:58,773
His hands are starting to freeze.
1057
01:11:59,190 --> 01:12:00,191
DANIEL: Well done, Dougie.
1058
01:12:00,358 --> 01:12:01,734
MAN: You're a trooper and a star.
1059
01:12:01,901 --> 01:12:03,820
DANIEL: Yeah, crikey.
You must be cold by now.
1060
01:12:05,404 --> 01:12:07,365
NARRATOR: The seal has disappeared again.
1061
01:12:08,074 --> 01:12:09,784
The deadly game resumes.
1062
01:12:16,791 --> 01:12:18,960
DOUG: Right now we're just waiting
for them to catch a chick.
1063
01:12:19,126 --> 01:12:21,337
You know, we're trying to get the chick
being caught by the leopard seal,
1064
01:12:21,504 --> 01:12:22,505
then escaping.
1065
01:12:22,672 --> 01:12:24,882
That's sort of our raison d'être.
1066
01:12:29,595 --> 01:12:32,139
NARRATOR: The odds are stacked
against the chicks.
1067
01:12:32,682 --> 01:12:35,059
JOHN: Those chicks are in trouble.
They're really struggling.
1068
01:12:37,436 --> 01:12:38,563
(PENGUIN GAKS)
1069
01:12:38,729 --> 01:12:40,064
Oh!
1070
01:12:44,360 --> 01:12:46,445
NARRATOR:
But some do manage to get away.
1071
01:12:47,029 --> 01:12:48,781
(PENGUIN GAKS)
1072
01:12:52,869 --> 01:12:53,995
Oh, that's a clever penguin.
1073
01:12:55,329 --> 01:12:56,998
It's amazing how they actually escape.
1074
01:12:57,373 --> 01:13:00,668
NARRATOR: The crew's challenge
is to film how they do it.
1075
01:13:02,336 --> 01:13:04,630
No, we got a really good take
with that one, Raz.
1076
01:13:05,047 --> 01:13:07,758
Okay. He's coming around,
back of the boat.
1077
01:13:13,139 --> 01:13:15,975
NARRATOR: As the seal hones in
on a vulnerable chick,
1078
01:13:16,475 --> 01:13:18,561
the final scene plays out,
1079
01:13:19,520 --> 01:13:23,524
and the chick's incredible escape trick
is about to be revealed.
1080
01:13:25,026 --> 01:13:27,653
(GAKKING)
1081
01:13:34,785 --> 01:13:37,788
They literally play dead.
1082
01:13:39,415 --> 01:13:42,418
JAMIE: When you see chick get dragged
underwater and then a few minutes later
1083
01:13:42,585 --> 01:13:43,628
it pops up again...
1084
01:13:44,211 --> 01:13:46,172
It's... yeah.
It's really, really exciting.
1085
01:13:52,094 --> 01:13:54,680
Is the guy still alive
or is he just acting dead?
1086
01:13:56,557 --> 01:13:59,143
NARRATOR: The chicks hope
that the seal will lose interest...
1087
01:14:01,479 --> 01:14:04,065
and allow them one last chance...
1088
01:14:06,275 --> 01:14:07,318
to escape.
1089
01:14:10,905 --> 01:14:12,031
(GAKS)
1090
01:14:15,368 --> 01:14:17,954
That was the last shot
that we needed to get.
1091
01:14:18,579 --> 01:14:21,082
We've got everything, which is amazing.
1092
01:14:26,545 --> 01:14:27,713
(GAKS)
1093
01:14:30,508 --> 01:14:33,219
NARRATOR: It's taken remarkable
physical endurance...
1094
01:14:33,386 --> 01:14:34,804
(STRONG WINDS BLOWING)
1095
01:14:34,971 --> 01:14:36,847
...unparalleled innovation,
1096
01:14:37,014 --> 01:14:40,810
expertise, patience, and determination.
1097
01:14:42,436 --> 01:14:44,647
But finally, the Disneynature team
1098
01:14:44,814 --> 01:14:48,943
has captured the life of the Adelie
as never before.
1099
01:14:52,947 --> 01:14:56,325
It's the amazing story of these
unstoppable little penguins
1100
01:14:56,575 --> 01:14:59,537
and their heroic fight
to breed and survive
1101
01:14:59,704 --> 01:15:02,915
in one of the harshest places on Earth.
1102
01:15:11,674 --> 01:15:13,467
When you get... uh, come down here,
1103
01:15:13,884 --> 01:15:18,597
you're issued with uh,
special outdoor safety equipment
1104
01:15:19,056 --> 01:15:21,142
to combat the cold and the conditions.
1105
01:15:21,976 --> 01:15:27,565
And uh... (CLEARS THROAT)
most important of these is a... beard,
1106
01:15:28,190 --> 01:15:31,402
the uh... the long...
the long, gray beard.
1107
01:15:31,569 --> 01:15:34,071
And uh, that often...
you can use that in a lot of ways.
1108
01:15:34,613 --> 01:15:38,159
It protects your lower face area.
1109
01:15:39,410 --> 01:15:41,328
Um, often really useful.
1110
01:15:41,495 --> 01:15:43,789
And, of course, the... the penguin beak,
1111
01:15:43,956 --> 01:15:47,251
which enables you to get closer
to penguins.
1112
01:15:47,585 --> 01:15:49,378
MAN: Are they standard issue,
or are they specifically for...
1113
01:15:49,545 --> 01:15:51,255
No, they're... they're only for media.
1114
01:15:51,964 --> 01:15:53,924
Yeah, for media, because, uh,
1115
01:15:54,341 --> 01:15:56,177
we don't wanna upset the penguins,
1116
01:15:56,343 --> 01:15:58,721
so you gotta try
and blend in a little bit.
1117
01:15:59,263 --> 01:16:03,642
So there, obviously, look alike,
like a penguin immediately.
1118
01:16:03,809 --> 01:16:04,894
Um...
1119
01:16:05,061 --> 01:16:09,398
And, uh... And then... then often, they...
1120
01:16:09,565 --> 01:16:12,818
If... If you're from, uh, the UK,
they'll often give you a wig.
1121
01:16:15,112 --> 01:16:16,614
(LAUGHS)
1122
01:16:18,699 --> 01:16:22,369
(PENGUINS GAKKING)
1123
01:16:29,585 --> 01:16:33,631
(INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC PLAYING)