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" secret of the Penguins , " a three - part documentary executive director bring out by James Cameron , is set to let go this weekend , and according to the notable filmmaker , it takes observations of the charismatic birds " to another level . "
The infotainment , made by National Geographic , is hosted by wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory and narrated by Blake Lively .
Emperor penguin chicks take their first swim in Atka Bay, Antarctica
The series presents a number of never - before - meet moments , including one teased ina viral clipof emperor butterfly penguin ( Aptenodytes forsteri ) chicks cast themselves from a 50 - groundwork ( 15 measure ) drop-off into the Southern Ocean .
" I do n’t intend they wanted to be doing that , but that ’s how it worked out for them , " Cameron secern Live Science during a Thursday ( April 17 ) roundtable interview . " They took a incorrect turn somewhere along the coast and wound up get to base start to get their first swim . "
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Emperor penguin chicks ‘base-jumping’ off an ice shelf in Atka Bay, Antarctica.
Capturing the serial ' footage was a monumental , world - traverse undertaking involving over 70 scientists and film maker on a two - year trip . The stops along the way include the beaches of Cape Town , South Africa ; the Galápagos Islands ; Namibia ’s desert cave ; and a 274 - day stint on Antarctica ’s bitterly cold Ekström Ice Shelf , which is home plate to a colony of 20,000 emperor penguins .
It ’s not just penguins ' noteworthy hardiness that fascinates Cameron , but the societal ingeniousness needed to survive such inhospitable habitats . Another new behavior document by the series shows a mated duad of emperor penguin go an nut - sized chunk of ice between them in an unmistakable rehearsal for the real thing . ( If eggs and untried doll allow for the warmth of their parents ' brood pouch for more than one or two minutes , they will buy the farm . )
" They did n’t get an egg that season or it died , and so now they ’re doing training behavior to improve their betting odds , " Cameron said . " Are we seeing what works strategically over millions of year for these guy cable to have conform to being there on the deoxyephedrine ? "
An aerial shot of emperor penguins huddling to preserve warmth.
For many of the flightless , coastal birds , this resilience is being push to its breaking point . More than half of the 18 penguin speciesare endangered or vulnerable to extinction . The situation is specially bleak inAntarctica , where quickening clime modification ismelting the sea iceupon which emperor penguins and Adélie penguin ( Pygoscelis adeliae ) endure and outbreaks of the H5N1 bird grippe virusdecimate flocks .
This places penguins , in spite of their apparent farness , on the front logical argument of two world-wide experiential threats . If current trends continueup to 70%of emperor penguin colony could disappear by 2050 , with the specie being doom to extinction by 2100 — making it even more important to document them now .
" You ca n’t canvas penguin without bump up against climate change , " Cameron read . But he bestow that " we try not to be too Cassandra about all that . "
The destination of the serial is to give a Modern multiplication of looker a gumption of wonderment at nature , Cameron added
" And if we respect nature and we esteem its wisdom about how these creature have learned to adapt and survive , maybe that will influence our behaviour when pushing comes to shove , " Cameron enounce . " I ’d wish to think that ’s the case . "
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As for the love life of nature , what ’s Cameron ’s best-loved penguin ?
" The rock hopper are not bad with their amazing coiffure , but I ’m fond of the emperors only because I ’ve observed them in person , " he articulate . " I was subaqueous with them , saw them rocket around , see their huddling behavior at 40 [ degree Celsius ] below [ freezing ] . I venture I ’m just drawn to the ones that I know . "
" Secrets of the Penguins " premieres April 20 at 8 p.m. EDT/7 p.m. CDT on National Geographic . All episodes stream April 21 on Disney+ and Hulu . Disney Channel will also air the first instalment on Earth Day , April 22 , at 8 p.m. EDT .
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