Penguin Chicks Struggle To Survive | Planet Earth | BBC Earth

Penguin Chicks Struggle To Survive | Planet Earth | BBC Earth

Reunited at last. The mother sees her chick for the first time. She’s keen to start parenting… but the father needs persuading to surrender the chick he’s been caring for all winter. He must now put his chick at risk. In these temperatures, it could freeze in seconds. The male will have to let go. […]

Baby Penguin’s First Steps | 4K UHD | Dynasties | BBC Earth

Baby Penguin’s First Steps | 4K UHD | Dynasties | BBC Earth

for the last few weeks the mother and father have taken it in turn to feed their offspring but its growing appetite will soon force both parents to go away fishing at the same time now it’s time to encourage the month-old chicks to stand on their own two feet hey sometimes it takes a […]

Baby Penguin Transfer | Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale | BBC Earth

Baby Penguin Transfer | Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale | BBC Earth

[Music] then at last some weary figures appear [Music] utterly exhausted by the walk the mother still has one final challenge before she can meet her chick finding him there are over 3 000 fathers with chicks here and even to penguins they all look the same for the chick time is running out but […]

Baby Penguin Dodges Predators | Snow Chick: A Penguin’s Tale | BBC Earth

Baby Penguin Dodges Predators | Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale | BBC Earth

[Music] as the weeks go by spring turns to summer the sea ice melts and the ocean gets closer [Music] it means feeding the chicks is easy so they are growing up fast [Music] they hang out together in small comforting huddles [Music] but snow chick isn’t ready to cut the ties despite being too […]

A Fragile Future for the Yukon’s Ice Bears | Our Planet Earth | BBC Earth

A Fragile Future for the Yukon’s Ice Bears | Our Planet Earth | BBC Earth

in the depths of the Frozen Yukon a secluded stretch of river still flows through early winter as bubbling groundwater stops ice forming it’s the perfect spot for late spawning salmon this rich food source helps support both Frosty coated Ice Bears and local [Music] people we know these bears as Ice Bears because the […]

Ants Take on Giraffes | How Nature Works | BBC Earth

Ants Take on Giraffes | How Nature Works | BBC Earth

Africa. Here on the savannahs of Kenya, termites are the basis of a whole community of life, and their impact reaches right to the very top, to the tallest land animals. Acacia trees take advantage of nitrogen-rich termite mounds. The trees often grow next to a termite mound and their roots tap directly into this […]