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BBC Life In The Freezer (2005) | Index |
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| 8:20 | PART ONE The Bountiful Sea Gentoo Penguins feed on | 9:00 | Krill | 9:30 | Humpback Whale |
| 10:55 | bubble curtain trap krill in summer | 12:50 | Cape Petrels feed near surface | 15:20 | Black-browed Albatross can dive a couple of meters |
| 17:30 | Giant Antarctic Petrels are vultures of the Antarctic | 18:00 | Wandering Albatross is biggest scavenger, 3000 pairs nest in South Georgia | 19:30 | 10-kg Wandering Albatross chick begs for squid |
| 21:10 | King Penguins also feed in open ocean; nest in 2-million colonies near edge of sea ice. | 23:30 | Parent and chick find each other by voice | 25:50 | King Penguin courtship walk and vocal duet |
| 2:30 | The Ice Retreats Southern Elephant Seal bull weighs over 3 tons, is beachmaster of 100 females in harem | 3:25 | Southern Elephant Seals fight | 7:00 | Black-browed Albatross returns from sea |
| 7:30 | Grey-headed Albatross breeds in large colony; each pair uses same nest mound as previous seasons; faithful for 20 seasons | 9:00 | Grey-headed Albatross mate after beak-striking courtship, take turns incubating single egg | 9:45 | Light-mantled Sooty Albatross male calls for females |
| 10:45 | Light-mantled Sooty Albatross courtship dance followed by display flight | 12:00 | Petrels and Shearwaters nest in tussock grass at night | 12:35 | White-chinned Petrel defends territory |
| 13:30 | Macaroni Penguin colony of 80,000; more than 10,000,000 in South Georgia, fight for nesting territory; abandons smaller of 2 eggs | 16:40 | Sheathbill feeds on abandoned egg | 19:00 | Gentoo Penguin nests on rock, hatch 2 eggs |
| 21:10 | Slide down slope to sea | 21:50 | Humpbacks seek krill as sea ice melts | 23:00 | 30 million Crabeater Seal lives on krill, rests on ice |
| 24:10 | Adelie Penguins breed further south than any other penguin; march 60 miles over ice | 24:40 | Walking and sliding | 25:10 | Snow Petrels |
| 25:40 | breed further south than any other bird, on nunataks - snow-free mountain tops that project over ice like oasis | 26:50 | Snow Petrel bathes in snow | 1:15 | The Race to Breed Summer (November): Antarctic Fur Seals breed in colony of over a million on beaches of South Georgia. Each dominant bull rules over 30 square meters, a dozen females |
| 3:20 | South Polar Skua feed on afterbirth of pups | 6:20 | Antarctic Fur Seal males fight | 8:20 | 200,000 Chinstrap Penguins return to beach on Deception Island to feed chicks in the hills; slopes of volcanic ash |
| 13:00 | Leopard Seal preys on penguins | 14:00 | Injured penguin struggles past Skuas toward nest. | 17:17 | Antarctic Mite contain antifreeze; supercool to -30C, feed on moss and dead vegetation |
| 19:00 | Lichen can dissolve rock and extract nutrients | 20:20 | Algae paints snow pink | 21:50 | Blue-eyed Shag dives |
| 23:05 | Antarctic Terns can mate 2 or 3 times a season | 24:05 | 300,000 Antarctic Petrels breed on Scullin Monolith | 27:00 | South Polar Skuas attack stray Adelie Penguin chick |
| 1:10 | PART TWO The Door Closes Macaroni Penguins try to get shore against pounding surf on South Georgia to complete breeding before freeze. | 3:00 | In Cape Royds. Adelie Penguin most southerly nesting penguin | 5:00 | Young skitter across brash to get to sea, hunted by Leopard Seal |
| 8:35 | Meter-long Nemertine Worm feed on penguin carcass by turning stomach inside out. | 9:00 | Giant Isopod 10 cm long | 10:20 | On Deception Island Chinstrap Penguin stands motionless for 3 weeks while molting |
| 12:25 | Sea water freezes at -1.9C, producing pancake ice | 12:50 | Crystal above ice form ice flowers | 15:00 | Antarctic Fur Seal mother calls for pup |
| 17:10 | Giant Antarctic Petrel rips open carcass with hooked beak; are called "gluttons" and "stinkers" | 18:50 | South Georgia Pintail also feeds on the meat | 20:00 | Southern Elephant Seal females molt in wallow |
| 20:40 | Grey-headed Albatross also nests in South Georgia, travels 600 miles to find squid for chick | 21:50 | Wandering Albatross has 3-meter wingspan, nests inland on tussock grass, court for 3 years | 26:55 | Emperor Penguins |
| 2:05 | The Big Freeze Weddell Seal keeps ice holes | 5:00 | Rich life below the ice includes giant jellyfish | 6:00 | Stalk sponges |
| 7:00 | Female Weddell Seal birthing on ice | 8:00 | Pup swims after 1 week | 9:10 | Scrpae breathing hole with teeth, which wear down after 20 years |
| 9:40 | Male defends breathing hole as harem territory | 10:35 | Mount Erebus is largest active volcano in Antarctica | 12:40 | Valley is driest place on earth; preserving carcasses |
| 14:15 | Lichen can penetrate dry rock | 14:40 | Antarctic plateau 3,000 meters high | 16:25 | Emperor Penguins move south in May; 25,000 birds in one nesting site, |
| 16:25 | lay egg directly on ice | 19:00 | Emperor Penguin males huddle do not eat for 115 days. | 19:45 | Aurora Australis in winter |
| 20:50 | Emperor Penguin females return, walking 100 miles to reach colony | 25:23 | Waif chick tries to find shelter from unpartnered adult | 0:00 | Footsteps in the Snow |
 8:20 Gentoo Penguins |
 9:00 Krill |
 9:30 Humpback Whale |
 10:55 bubble curtain |
 12:50 Cape Petrels |
 15:20 Black-browed Albatross |
 17:30 Giant Antarctic Petrels |
 18:00 Wandering Albatross |
 19:30 Wandering Albatross chick |
 21:10 King Penguins |
 25:50 King Penguin courtship walk |
 2:30 Southern Elephant Seal bull |
 3:25 Southern Elephant Seals fight |
 7:00 Black-browed Albatross |
 7:30 Grey-headed Albatross |
 9:00 Grey-headed Albatross mate |
 9:45 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross male |
 10:45 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross courtship dance |
 12:00 Shearwaters |
 12:35 White-chinned Petrel |
 13:30 Macaroni Penguin colony |
 16:40 Sheathbill |
 19:00 Gentoo Penguin |
 23:00 Crabeater Seal |
 24:10 Adelie Penguins |
 25:10 Snow Petrels |
 26:50 Snow Petrel bathes |
 1:15 Antarctic Fur Seals |
 3:20 South Polar Skua |
 6:20 Antarctic Fur Seal males fight |
 8:20 Chinstrap Penguins |
 13:00 Leopard Seal |
 17:17 Antarctic Mite |
 19:00 Lichen |
 20:20 Algae |
 21:50 Blue-eyed Shag |
 23:05 Antarctic Terns |
 24:05 Antarctic Petrels |
 27:00 South Polar Skuas |
 1:10 Macaroni Penguins |
 3:00 Adelie Penguin |
 5:00 Leopard Seal |
 8:35 Nemertine Worm |
 9:00 Giant Isopod |
 10:20 Chinstrap Penguin |
 12:25 pancake ice |
 12:50 ice flowers |
 15:00 Antarctic Fur Seal mother |
 17:10 Giant Antarctic Petrel |
 18:50 South Georgia Pintail |
 20:00 Southern Elephant Seal females |
 20:40 Grey-headed Albatross |
 21:50 Wandering Albatross |
 26:55 Emperor Penguins |
 2:05 Weddell Seal |
 5:00 giant jellyfish |
 6:00 Stalk sponges |
 10:35 Mount Erebus |
 16:25 Emperor Penguins |
 16:25 lay egg directly on ice |
 19:00 Emperor Penguin males huddle |
 19:45 Aurora Australis in winter |
 20:50 Emperor Penguin females |
 25:23 Waif chick |
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