BBC Life In The Freezer (2005)

Index
Peter's DVD rating: 4.0 stars
508.989 LIF
8:20PART 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 19:3010-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. 23:30Parent and chick find each other by voice 25:50 King Penguin courtship walk and vocal duet
2:30The 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 12:00Petrels 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
21:10Slide down slope to sea 21:50Humpbacks seek krill as sea ice melts 23:0030 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 24:40Walking and sliding 25:10 Snow Petrels
25:40breed 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 1:15The 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 8:20200,000 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 14:00Injured 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 24:05300,000 Antarctic Petrels breed on Scullin Monolith 27:00 South Polar Skuas attack stray Adelie Penguin chick
1:10PART TWO The Door Closes Macaroni Penguins try to get shore against pounding surf on South Georgia to complete breeding before freeze. 3:00In Cape Royds. Adelie Penguin most southerly nesting penguin 5:00Young skitter across brash to get to sea, hunted by Leopard Seal
8:35Meter-long Nemertine Worm feed on penguin carcass by turning stomach inside out. 9:00 Giant Isopod 10 cm long 10:20On Deception Island Chinstrap Penguin stands motionless for 3 weeks while molting
12:25Sea water freezes at -1.9C, producing pancake ice 12:50Crystal 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
2:05The Big Freeze Weddell Seal keeps ice holes 5:00Rich life below the ice includes giant jellyfish 6:00 Stalk sponges
7:00Female Weddell Seal birthing on ice 8:00Pup swims after 1 week 9:10Scrpae breathing hole with teeth, which wear down after 20 years
9:40Male defends breathing hole as harem territory 10:35 Mount Erebus is largest active volcano in Antarctica 12:40Valley is driest place on earth; preserving carcasses
14:15Lichen can penetrate dry rock 14:40Antarctic 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 0:00Footsteps in the Snow
Pygoscelis_papua.jpg
8:20 Gentoo Penguins
Euphausiacea.jpg
9:00 Krill
Megaptera_novaeangliae.jpg
9:30 Humpback Whale
bubble_curtaim.JPG
10:55 bubble curtain
Daption_capense.jpg
12:50 Cape Petrels
Thalassarche_melanophrys.jpg
15:20 Black-browed Albatross
Macronectes_giganteus.jpg
17:30 Giant Antarctic Petrels
Diomedea_exulans.jpg
18:00 Wandering Albatross
Diomedea_exulans-chick.jpg
19:30 Wandering Albatross chick
Aptenodytes_patagonicus.jpg
21:10 King Penguins
Aptenodytes_patagonicus-court.jpg
25:50 King Penguin courtship walk
Mirounga_leonina-bull.jpg
2:30 Southern Elephant Seal bull
Mirounga_leonina-fight.jpg
3:25 Southern Elephant Seals fight
Thalassarche_melanophrys-flight.jpg
7:00 Black-browed Albatross
Thalassarche_chrysostoma.jpg
7:30 Grey-headed Albatross
Thalassarche_chrysostoma-court.jpg
9:00 Grey-headed Albatross mate
Phoebetria_palpebrata-male.jpg
9:45 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross male
Phoebetria_palpebrata-court.jpg
10:45 Light-mantled Sooty Albatross courtship dance
Procellariidae.jpg
12:00 Shearwaters
Procellaria_aequinoctialis.jpg
12:35 White-chinned Petrel
Eudyptes_chrysolophus.jpg
13:30 Macaroni Penguin colony
Chionididae.jpg
16:40 Sheathbill
Pygoscelis_papua-nest.jpg
19:00 Gentoo Penguin
Lobodon_carcinophagus.jpg
23:00 Crabeater Seal
Pygoscelis_adeliae.jpg
24:10 Adelie Penguins
Pagodroma_nivea.jpg
25:10 Snow Petrels
Pagodroma_nivea-bathe.jpg
26:50 Snow Petrel bathes
Arctocephalus_gazella-colony.jpg
1:15 Antarctic Fur Seals
Stercorarius_maccormicki.jpg
3:20 South Polar Skua
Arctocephalus_gazella-fight.jpg
6:20 Antarctic Fur Seal males fight
Pygoscelis_antarcticus.jpg
8:20 Chinstrap Penguins
Hydrurga_leptonyx.jpg
13:00 Leopard Seal
Alaskozetes_antarcticus.jpg
17:17 Antarctic Mite
Lichen.JPG
19:00 Lichen
Algae.JPG
20:20 Algae
Phalacrocorax_atriceps.jpg
21:50 Blue-eyed Shag
Sterna_vittata.jpg
23:05 Antarctic Terns
Thalassoica_antarctica.jpg
24:05 Antarctic Petrels
Stercorarius_maccormicki-penguin.jpg
27:00 South Polar Skuas
Eudyptes_chrysolophus-surf.jpg
1:10 Macaroni Penguins
Pygoscelis_adeliae-colony.jpg
3:00 Adelie Penguin
Hydrurga_leptonyx-penguin.jpg
5:00 Leopard Seal
Nemertea.jpg
8:35 Nemertine Worm
Bathynomus.jpg
9:00 Giant Isopod
Pygoscelis_antarcticus-molt.jpg
10:20 Chinstrap Penguin
pancake_ice.JPG
12:25 pancake ice
ice_flower.JPG
12:50 ice flowers
Arctocephalus_gazella-call.jpg
15:00 Antarctic Fur Seal mother
Macronectes_giganteus-beak.jpg
17:10 Giant Antarctic Petrel
Anas_georgica.jpg
18:50 South Georgia Pintail
Mirounga_leonina-wallow.jpg
20:00 Southern Elephant Seal females
Thalassarche_chrysostoma-glide.jpg
20:40 Grey-headed Albatross
Diomedea_exulans-court.jpg
21:50 Wandering Albatross
Aptenodytes_forsteri-jump.jpg
26:55 Emperor Penguins
Leptonychotes_weddellii.jpg
2:05 Weddell Seal
giant_jellyfish.JPG
5:00 giant jellyfish
stalk_sponges.JPG
6:00 Stalk sponges
Mount_Erebus.JPG
10:35 Mount Erebus
Aptenodytes_forsteri.jpg
16:25 Emperor Penguins
Emperor_Penguin-egg.JPG
16:25 lay egg directly on ice
Aptenodytes_forsteri-huddle.jpg
19:00 Emperor Penguin males huddle
Aurora_Australis.JPG
19:45 Aurora Australis in winter
Aptenodytes_forsteri-females.jpg
20:50 Emperor Penguin females
waif_chick.JPG
25:23 Waif chick
   
Index Nov 08, 2010 copyleft Peter Chen