Penguin chicks fight for survival after crossing Antarctic wasteland in new BBC series
A leap of faith: Penguin chicks fight for survival after crossing the Antarctic wasteland in remarkable scenes from Sir David Attenborough's new BBC series Frozen Planet II Scenes of penguins leaping into the sea were captured on the BBC's Frozen Planet II also filmed for the series Adult birds also filmed huddled together to protect their young from icy winds The new series follows Frozen Planet which aired on the BBC in 2011
Abandoned by their parents to take a perilous 30-mile trek through the frozen deserts of Antarctica, these emperor penguin chicks finally find the courage to jump into the sea to feast on its bountiful supply of fish.
The remarkable scene was filmed for BBC II's new Frozen Planet, as well as the poignant moments when adult birds abandon their young to their fate.
As the documentary shows the parents walking away - after protecting the chicks from icy 100mph winds until they reached a just over 3ft tall - narrator Sir David Attenborough, 96, tells viewers: "Their parental duties are done and they will never come back to their chicks again."
group of adult birds are shown huddled together to form a makeshift crèche for the shivering chicks.
Sir David says: "The winds here can reach speeds over 160 km/h and a chick is running a real dang to freeze to death. But his parents are perhaps the most devoted of all nature. They protect him...
Abandoned by their parents to take a perilous 30-mile trek through the frozen deserts of Antarctica, these emperor penguin chicks finally find the courage to jump into the sea to feast on its bountiful supply of fish.
The remarkable scene was filmed for BBC II's new Frozen Planet, as well as the poignant moments when adult birds abandon their young to their fate.
As the documentary shows the parents walking away - after protecting the chicks from icy 100mph winds until they reached a just over 3ft tall - narrator Sir David Attenborough, 96, tells viewers: "Their parental duties are done and they will never come back to their chicks again."
group of adult birds are shown huddled together to form a makeshift crèche for the shivering chicks.
Sir David says: "The winds here can reach speeds over 160 km/h and a chick is running a real dang to freeze to death. But his parents are perhaps the most devoted of all nature. They protect him...
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