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Desert penguins

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Available since Wed, 29 Jul 2009.

Synopsis

The Humboldt Current creates rich fishing grounds off the west coast of South America. But onshore there is little or no food - this is the barren Atacama Desert. To take advantage of the fishing, Humboldt penguins must make their nests in the desert. They do so in a narrow coastal strip, where the temperatures are kept a little lower by the Humboldt Current. Chicks beg for food from an adult.

Credits

Producer
Tim SCOONES
Narrator
Fergal KEANE
Camera Operator
Jim CLARE
Camera Operator
Robert FULTON
Camera Operator
Jeff GOODMAN
Camera Operator
Mike HERD
Camera Operator
Simon KING

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Duration

02.12

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