David attenborough life biography of macariol

EPISODE 5

The Big frysa

A season of complete darkness, and the worst weather anywhere on the planet: midwinter in the Antarctic. The hostile landscape seems completely devoid of life, but beneath the ice – now filmable using new diving techniques and remote film cameras – life abounds. Ghost-like vit fish are kept alive by anti-freeze in their blood and giant sea spiders patrol the sea bed. Most astonishing of all are the Weddell seals, the only seal to over-winter so far south, which scrape breathing holes through ice up to two meters thick and hunt as deep as meters to find fish. In the center of the continent, male Emperor penguins huddle for warmth throughout the winter, each incubating a single egg. The hatching of the chicks heralds the approach of spring – the Antarctic year has come full circle.

29 min · Dec 16, TV-G

BBC nature documentary series

Life in the Freezer is a BBCnature documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, first transmitted in the United Kingdom from 18 November

A study of the seasonal cycle of Antarctica, it was the first of Attenborough's more specialised surveys following his major trilogy that began with Life on Earth. Each of the six minute episodes (except the last) examines how species cope with life on the Antarctic continent during the year.

The series was produced by the BBC Natural History Unit in conjunction with The National Geographic Society and Lionheart International, Inc. The producer was Alastair Fothergill and the music was composed by George Fenton.

Part of David Attenborough's 'Life' series of programmes, it was preceded by The Trials of Life () and followed by The Private Life of Plants ().

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Over the course of the series, the seasonal effect on the continent is explored, from

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As you may have guessed, the title is French, and manchot means penguin, but what does the word ‘penguin’ mean, and where does it come from? The intellect who gave me insight into this etymological mystery was the legendary David Attenborough. It was a dark, moody day and a light drizzle drifted playfully with the gusting squalls that moved alongside the cliffs. Every so often a stream of sunlight would break through the clouds and a rainbow would materialise over the wild seas. I was sitting next to my macaroni study colony and observing their ways whilst being audibly entertained by Sir David's intriguing stories. One particular story involved the now extinct Great Auk; a large flightless bird with a black back, white belly and upright posture, similar to the penguins we know today. Its distinctive features included a grooved bill, the sides of its neck and head were brown, and it had a large white patch in front of its eyes.