Penguin chicks rescued by unlikely hero | Spy In The Snow | BBC Earth

the hardest part of becoming independent is leaving whom the emperor penguin chicks are about to take the biggest step in their young lives left alone by their once doting parents they must leave their icy birthplace and make their way to see every test they face whose skills they'll need later in life but one challenge stops them in our tracks a giant petrel they try to flee but running isn't an emperor strongpoint a slip is all the petrel needs [Music] the chick is grabbed by his neck feathers but the diamond just falls away they form a defensive circle and prepare to stand their ground despite their check light appearance they are close to a meter tall quite a size even for a giant petrel the chick towers to fool height protecting those behind his defiance buys time it's a standoff then as if from nowhere a nedeli the feistiest penguin in the world he fearlessly puts himself between the chicks and the petrol even petrels don't mess with the delis the plucky rescuer accompanies the chicks to the sea emperor cam is there to see them on their way but entering the water is a daunting prospect having an adult around must be reassuring even if it is a spy the Adelie seems to be waiting for something to another penguin cam is also ready to see them go instead other penguins start to arrive [Music] Maura Daly's the rescuer was just the front-runner [Music] you

Channel: BBC Earth

Views: 5,287,900

Rating: 4.9442534 out of 5

Keywords: bbc documentary, bbc, bbcearth, bbc earth, spy in the snow, penguin vs petrel, penguin vs bird, giant petrel vs penguin, penguin chicks, baby animal fight, emperor penguin, preview, john downer

Id: IvkfpgjBt5k

Length: 3min 47sec (227 seconds)

Published: Fri Dec 28 2018