David Tennant narrates the third and final part of Penguins: Spy In The Huddle on the BBC
Nordic channel BBC Knowledge this evening at 18.00 CET. The episode repeats throughout
the week.
The innovative wildlife series by John Downer Productions used
cunningly disguised spycams to infiltrate colonies of three different species
of penguins, observing them for nearly a year to obtain in depth footage of
these fascinating birds and their struggle to survive and breed in some of the
most inhospitable environments on Earth.
Penguins: Spy In The
Huddle
BBC Nordic - BBC Knowledge - 18:00 CET
Episode 3: Growing Up
BBC Nordic - BBC Knowledge - 18:00 CET
Episode 3: Growing Up
The chicks are growing up fast and becoming increasingly
independent. Emperor and rockhopper chicks are placed in a creche as their
parents go fishing. The Humboldts are left in their burrows as the adults enjoy
a soft landing of feathers by a beach swarming with cormorants.
Packed in a huddle, the emperor chicks have to be identity
checked before they are fed, and their parents are swamped by hungry impostors.
Giant petrels are an ever-present danger, while vampire bats target the
Humboldts. As the young grow bigger and preen out baby fluff, they sport punk
hairdos. The emperor chicks go skating on a newly formed ice rink, while the
rockhopper chicks practise jumping skills.
Eventually all the chicks leave for the sea, tackling the
same hazards as their parents before them, from sea lions to predatory birds,
high cliffs to glaciers. All face huge challenges. There are plenty of
surprises along the way, but soon the chicks discover their true home - the
sea.
From egg to adolescent, spycams have been with the young
penguins through their tough early months. They are with them as they leave. It
will be years before they follow in their parents' footsteps and return to
breed.
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