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[tranquil music plays]
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[Helena Bonham Carter]
At the southernmost tip of the world,
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a new life is beginning.
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[squawking]
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After nine weeks in this egg,
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balanced on Dad's feet...
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[tranquil music continues]
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...emperor penguin chick Pico
gets his first view of the outside world...
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[chick chirps]
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...and of his doting dad.
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[chick chirps]
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[tranquil music continues]
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[chick chirps]
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[wind rushes]
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There's no tougher place to start life.
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[somber music plays]
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With temperatures down to -35 degrees,
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and wind speeds up to 150 miles per hour...
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Pico's home
is one of the most hostile on the planet.
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[somber music continues]
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Three grueling months of winter lie ahead.
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Pico must stay glued
to his dad's feet at all times...
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or he'll freeze to death in minutes.
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[somber music continues]
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And there's another looming threat.
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The stored baby food from Dad
will only last one more week.
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[somber music continues]
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Pico desperately needs his mom
to return with fish soon to stay alive.
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[somber music fades]
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For many babies born wild,
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growing up in a hostile home
means every day is a fight to survive.
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[tense music plays]
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This sun-scorched valley in Central Africa
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is home to ten-month-old lion cub Minnie.
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[tranquil music plays]
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She's the baby of this family.
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[lion growls]
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[tranquil music continues]
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The smallest of four teenage cubs.
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And the most affectionate.
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Her pride dotes on her.
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[tranquil music continues]
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But Minnie's life is under threat.
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[tranquil music fades]
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Five miles north,
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three nomadic males have just crossed
into the family's territory.
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If they take over the pride,
they will kill any cubs
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so they can father their own.
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[foreboding music plays]
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[foreboding music fades]
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As the youngest,
Minnie is most vulnerable.
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But right now,
she has a more urgent problem.
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[tense music plays]
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In the 100-degree heat, prey is scarce,
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and the family hasn't eaten for days.
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[tense music continues]
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At last,
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Minnie's mom spots a chance.
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[tense music continues]
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All six females are masterful hunters.
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[tense music continues]
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But sneaking up on prey
with no cover to hide in
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is nigh on impossible.
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[dramatic music plays]
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[dramatic music stops]
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Like so many previous attempts this week,
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it ends in failure.
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[melancholy music plays]
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Once again,
malnourished Minnie will go hungry.
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[melancholy music continues]
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All her family can offer is comfort.
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[melancholy music continues]
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[melancholy music fades]
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In some hostile homes,
the challenges are easy to see.
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In others, first appearances
can be deceptive.
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This little arctic fox pup is Silver.
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[upbeat music plays]
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She's six weeks old.
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And unfortunately for her,
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the only girl among three unruly brothers.
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[upbeat music continues]
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[pups squeal]
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She's all for a quiet life,
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but in this family,
that's just not on the cards.
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[pups squeal]
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[upbeat music continues]
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The boys might have the brawn...
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but Silver definitely has the brains.
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[tranquil music plays]
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Today, her mom's keeping an eye
on her boisterous brood...
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while her dad is out hunting.
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[tranquil music fades]
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Bothersome brothers aside,
it looks like an idyllic place to grow up.
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But in fact,
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Silver's island home
is one of the most hostile on the planet.
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[tense music plays]
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Close to the Arctic Circle,
it's topped by glaciers
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and surrounded by icy seas
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with notorious undercurrents.
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Weather here can change in an instant,
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bringing gales, sudden storms,
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and landslides.
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[tense music plays]
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And that's not even the biggest threat.
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In a few months, it will be winter.
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[tense music continues]
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Temperatures will plummet below freezing.
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And by then, Silver and her brothers
will have to fend for themselves.
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[foreboding music plays]
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The pups must fatten up fast.
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Though that's easier said than done.
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[foreboding music continues]
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Their main food is migrant birds.
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[squawking]
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But their nests
are in other fox territories
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with extremely hostile owners.
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[fox yelps]
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Silver's desperate dad
sneaks onto his neighbor's land.
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[tense music plays]
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It's a risk...
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[melancholy music plays]
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...but he can't let his family starve.
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[melancholy music continues]
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As Silver's dad approaches
the nesting cliffs,
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his neighbor spots him.
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[tense music plays]
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And heads straight for him.
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[tense music continues]
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[foxes shriek]
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[dramatic music plays]
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[foxes shriek]
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[dramatic music continues]
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[dramatic music stops]
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[fox yaps]
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The neighbor is triumphant.
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[fox howls]
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Silver's dad is lucky
to come away unharmed.
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He must continue
his search for food elsewhere.
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The pups are getting hungrier.
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But however much
the boys pester their mom...
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she has nothing to give them.
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[melancholy music plays]
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Silver is more like her dad.
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Faced with a problem,
she tries to solve it herself.
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[melancholy music continues]
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There just might be something to eat
if you look hard enough.
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[melancholy music continues]
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But determination alone
is not enough to survive
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the hostile winter ahead.
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[fox howls]
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[melancholy music fades]
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[wind rushes]
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[somber music plays]
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On the other side of the world,
Pico faces the same fate.
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His life depends on his mom's return.
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And thankfully, his wait is nearly over.
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[somber music fades]
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After two months at sea,
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Pico's mom is finally heading home
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with a belly full of fish to feed her son.
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[jaunty music plays]
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[penguin squawks]
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[jaunty music continues]
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It's a mammoth four-day trek
across sea ice to reach home.
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[jaunty music continues]
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Pico's mom is determined to get there.
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[jaunty music fades]
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Just as Dad's food store runs out,
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the family is reunited.
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[tranquil music plays]
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And Pico's dad reveals
their little bundle of joy.
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[tranquil music continues]
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Pico is carefully swapped
from one doting parent
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to the other.
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[tranquil music continues]
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And given a much-needed meal.
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After one last look at his son...
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it's Dad's turn
to make the epic journey to sea
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to stock up on supplies for Pico.
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[tranquil music continues]
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[tranquil music fades]
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[penguins chirp]
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With both devoted parents
working as a tag team,
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it doesn't take long for Pico
to more than double in size.
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[tranquil music plays]
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[penguin chirps]
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[penguin chirps]
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His mom's feet don't seem
quite as big as they used to.
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[tranquil music fades]
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[jaunty music plays]
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He should now be mixing
with other chicks his age.
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But Pico is in no hurry to leave his mom.
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[penguin chirps]
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[penguin chirps]
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[jaunty music continues]
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Time for a little persuasion.
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[penguins chirp]
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Cautiously, he approaches
two chicks on their own,
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but they don't seem keen to make friends.
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[penguin chirps]
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[gentle music plays]
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No chick finds it easy
to stand on their own two feet.
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[gentle music continues]
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But there comes a time in each one's life
when they have to be brave.
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And for Pico, that time is now.
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[jaunty music plays]
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His mom is going to sea
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and leaving him in a nursery
for the very first time.
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[jaunty music plays]
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First days are always daunting.
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[tense music plays]
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And he hasn't been apart
from Mom or Dad since he was born.
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[penguin chirps]
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[tranquil music plays]
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With his mom's gentle encouragement,
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this little chick takes
his first big step to independence.
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[tranquil music continues]
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One last glance back at Mom...
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and Pico is accepted into the gang.
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[tranquil music continues]
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From now on, he'll spend weeks at a time
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in the world's coldest boarding school,
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huddling with his newfound friends
for warmth.
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[tranquil music fades]
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Pico couldn't have had
a tougher start in life.
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[wind rushes]
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[tranquil music plays]
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But thanks
to his parents' tireless efforts,
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he's made it to spring.
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[penguin chirps]
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Soon, he'll be strong enough
to fend for himself out at sea.
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[tranquil music continues]
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With parents as devoted as Pico's,
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even the coldest homes can feel warm.
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[penguin chirps]
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[tranquil music fades]
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[foreboding music plays]
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In Iceland,
the weather is beginning to turn.
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Winter is coming.
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[foreboding music continues]
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And Silver and her brothers
urgently need to put on weight.
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Silver's mom is scavenging what she can...
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[pups squeal]
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...but it's not enough
to fatten up four pups.
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With pushy brothers,
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Silver gets almost nothing.
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Resourceful as ever,
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she's finding other ways
to keep hunger at bay.
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[gentle music plays]
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Crowberries.
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Small, but nutritious.
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[gentle music continues]
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And that's not all she's spotted.
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[gentle music continues]
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In the distance,
her dad has made a big discovery.
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[birds squawking]
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A bay full of birds
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that belongs to no one.
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But a fast-flowing, icy river
stands between him
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and the answer to his family's problems.
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[dramatic music plays]
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He plucks up courage and takes the plunge.
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[dramatic music continues]
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Arctic foxes are not natural swimmers.
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[dramatic music continues]
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This is a last resort for Silver's dad.
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[dramatic music swells]
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[dramatic music fades]
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First hurdle over.
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Now for the reason he's here.
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[jaunty music plays]
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In his desperation, Silver's dad blows it.
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[jaunty music continues]
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He tries another tack.
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He has plenty of enthusiasm.
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What he needs is stealth.
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[jaunty music continues]
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[jaunty music stops]
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On the opposite bank,
Silver takes it all in.
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[tense music plays]
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Her dad's not giving up.
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[tense music continues]
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[tense music crescendos]
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Finally, his persistence wins out.
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[tranquil music plays]
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Silver's first decent meal in weeks,
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all to herself.
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[upbeat music plays]
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But her dad has three hungry boys too.
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[tranquil music plays]
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He rings the dinner bell.
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[fox yelps]
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[fox yaps]
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[pups squeal]
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The boys arrive as Dad takes the plunge
for the second time.
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Silver knows she won't get a look-in
when her dad brings back the next meal.
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There's only one thing for it.
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[uplifting music plays]
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She's never swum in her life before,
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but Silver does the seemingly impossible.
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Braving icy water
and strong currents to follow her dad.
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[uplifting music continues]
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Before Silver reaches the other side,
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her dad makes his second kill.
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[uplifting music continues]
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At last, a good-sized meal for his sons.
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[uplifting music continues]
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[foxes squeal]
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While the boys
wrestle it out between themselves...
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across the river,
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Silver stays focused.
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[tense music plays]
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A kittiwake distracted by a falcon.
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It's Silver's chance.
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[tense music crescendos]
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She's done it.
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[tranquil music plays]
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Even the falcon she takes in her stride.
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[tranquil music continues]
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Her first-ever kill.
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[tranquil music continues]
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Between them, Silver and her father
have changed the family's fortunes.
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They have all the skills they need
to survive the winter ahead.
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It's true some things never change.
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[tranquil music continues]
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After all, you can't have brothers
and not expect to be teased.
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But Silver has proved
that she's one exceptional sister...
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[tranquil music continues]
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...who's got what it takes
to make it in her hostile home.
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[tranquil music fades]
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[foreboding music plays]
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On the dried-out plains of Zambia,
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baby of the family, Minnie,
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is weak from hunger
and struggling to keep up with her pride.
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The family has at last
bagged a small meal.
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Their first in four days.
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[lions growl]
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Minnie finally catches up.
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[tranquil music plays]
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But she's not confident
or pushy enough to muscle in.
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[tranquil music continues]
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Lions need courage,
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and Minnie must learn
to be much more assertive
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if she's to survive.
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[tranquil music fades]
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Especially as her home
has just become more hostile.
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A mile upriver,
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the nomadic males are moving in.
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[tense music plays]
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Scent marking is a sure sign
that they mean to take over.
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[lion growls]
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The intruders' roars
are a red flag for Minnie's family.
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[tense music plays]
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They must get the cubs
into hiding before dark.
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[tense music continues]
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Especially Minnie, whose life
has never been more in danger.
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[tense music continues]
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[tense music fades]
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[growling]
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[growling]
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[ominous music plays]
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[ominous music fades]