Antarctica is Beautiful, but Changing | Continent 7: Antarctica

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[Music] my name is Peter Biggs and I’m the chief

my name is Peter Biggs and I’m the chief

my name is Peter Biggs and I’m the chief executive of Antarctica New Zealand the

executive of Antarctica New Zealand the

executive of Antarctica New Zealand the New Zealand government agency that’s

New Zealand government agency that’s

New Zealand government agency that’s responsible for New Zealand’s affairs

responsible for New Zealand’s affairs

responsible for New Zealand’s affairs and Antarctica including the running of

and Antarctica including the running of

and Antarctica including the running of Scott base in New Zealand science

Scott base in New Zealand science

Scott base in New Zealand science program one of the best things about

program one of the best things about

program one of the best things about this series is gives us an ability to

this series is gives us an ability to

this series is gives us an ability to outreach to many people about how

outreach to many people about how

outreach to many people about how Antarctica is changing it’s very easy to

Antarctica is changing it’s very easy to

Antarctica is changing it’s very easy to do beautiful images and of the wildlife

do beautiful images and of the wildlife

do beautiful images and of the wildlife and of the scenery but to understand

and of the scenery but to understand

and of the scenery but to understand what that science is telling us is

what that science is telling us is

what that science is telling us is hugely important

it’s very important to me as a father

it’s very important to me as a father that my children can see things that I

that my children can see things that I

that my children can see things that I can’t actually show them and that is how

can’t actually show them and that is how

can’t actually show them and that is how Antarctica is changing how does

Antarctica is changing how does

Antarctica is changing how does responding to a change in global climate

yeah I think the emperor penguins is

yeah I think the emperor penguins is that the taller ones and they’re also

that the taller ones and they’re also

that the taller ones and they’re also the ones that are part of the Antarctica

the ones that are part of the Antarctica

the ones that are part of the Antarctica New Zealand logo is so curious and they

New Zealand logo is so curious and they

New Zealand logo is so curious and they have got a character we sometimes lambda

have got a character we sometimes lambda

have got a character we sometimes lambda helicopters on the edge of the sea ice

helicopters on the edge of the sea ice

helicopters on the edge of the sea ice and the emperor penguins will come and

and the emperor penguins will come and

and the emperor penguins will come and defend the helicopter and we can’t

defend the helicopter and we can’t

defend the helicopter and we can’t actually start the helicopter up until

actually start the helicopter up until

actually start the helicopter up until we have to shoo the the penguins away so

we have to shoo the the penguins away so

we have to shoo the the penguins away so very difficult it’s fun because they’re

very difficult it’s fun because they’re

very difficult it’s fun because they’re so interested in the helicopter for

so interested in the helicopter for

so interested in the helicopter for whatever reason but it’s fun being with

whatever reason but it’s fun being with

whatever reason but it’s fun being with them the curiosity is incredible