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March of the Penguins

Documentary · 2005

Every year, thousands of Antarctica's emperor penguins make an astonishing journey to breed their young. They walk, marching day and night in single file 70 miles into the darkest, driest and coldest continent on Earth. This amazing, true-life tale is touched with humour and alive with thrills. Breathtaking photography captures the transcendent beauty and staggering drama of devoted parent penguins who, in the fierce polar winter, take turns guarding their egg and trekking to the ocean in search of food. Predators hunt them, storms lash them. But the safety of their adorable chicks makes it all worthwhile. So follow the leader... to adventure!!

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  • Emperor penguins walking 70 miles across the ice
  • Fathers keeping an egg warm through the polar winter
  • Storms and predators around the chicks

March of the Penguins is good for you if…

  • you like Antarctica, its cold and its silence.
  • you want something for the whole family, with chicks and no gore.
  • you like watching an animal do something that seems impossible.

March of the Penguins is bad for you if…

  • you roll your eyes at narration about penguin love and devotion.
  • you need momentum. Long lines of penguins walking bore you.

About: parenthood · endurance · the cold

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