originally proposed the story National Geographic about emperor penguins I
Geographic about emperor penguins I
Geographic about emperor penguins I wanted to really connect the readers of
wanted to really connect the readers of
wanted to really connect the readers of National Geographic to this this bird
National Geographic to this this bird
National Geographic to this this bird that can swim such capability that it’s
that can swim such capability that it’s
that can swim such capability that it’s hard to comprehend we are here off of
hard to comprehend we are here off of
hard to comprehend we are here off of Cape Washington Antarctica and the Ross
Cape Washington Antarctica and the Ross
Cape Washington Antarctica and the Ross Sea the Penguins are going to see defeat
Sea the Penguins are going to see defeat
Sea the Penguins are going to see defeat and they’ll be gone anywhere from ten
and they’ll be gone anywhere from ten
and they’ll be gone anywhere from ten days to three weeks and then they’ll
days to three weeks and then they’ll
days to three weeks and then they’ll return back to the colonies so you have
return back to the colonies so you have
return back to the colonies so you have a constant parade of penguins leaving
a constant parade of penguins leaving
a constant parade of penguins leaving and penguins returning so we wanted to
and penguins returning so we wanted to
and penguins returning so we wanted to look at this relationship between this
look at this relationship between this
look at this relationship between this exit strategy they have this is coating
exit strategy they have this is coating
exit strategy they have this is coating themselves in bubbles and how they avoid
themselves in bubbles and how they avoid
themselves in bubbles and how they avoid leopard seal predation I didn’t want to
leopard seal predation I didn’t want to
leopard seal predation I didn’t want to appear as a predator to these penguins
appear as a predator to these penguins
appear as a predator to these penguins when they return from the open sea and
when they return from the open sea and
when they return from the open sea and so I locked my legs under the ice can I
so I locked my legs under the ice can I
so I locked my legs under the ice can I wait it and all of a sudden I had these
wait it and all of a sudden I had these
wait it and all of a sudden I had these four foot long eighty pound penguins all
four foot long eighty pound penguins all
four foot long eighty pound penguins all around me I had I had an emperor penguin
around me I had I had an emperor penguin
around me I had I had an emperor penguin crawl up on my head on my back onto the
crawl up on my head on my back onto the
crawl up on my head on my back onto the ice and I knew it was going to go well
ice and I knew it was going to go well
ice and I knew it was going to go well and as I’m lying there you start to see
and as I’m lying there you start to see
and as I’m lying there you start to see these penguins come rocketing up from
these penguins come rocketing up from
these penguins come rocketing up from the depths and their backs are facing me
the depths and their backs are facing me
the depths and their backs are facing me as they rock it up towards his open hole
as they rock it up towards his open hole
as they rock it up towards his open hole in the ice and as they’re doing that
in the ice and as they’re doing that
in the ice and as they’re doing that it’s like somebody turned on a jet and
it’s like somebody turned on a jet and
it’s like somebody turned on a jet and the bubbles to start pouring off these
the bubbles to start pouring off these
the bubbles to start pouring off these penguins they release bubbles from their
penguins they release bubbles from their
penguins they release bubbles from their crown from your belly from their back
crown from your belly from their back
crown from your belly from their back and they essentially create a tunnel of
and they essentially create a tunnel of
and they essentially create a tunnel of air around themselves that would allow
air around themselves that would allow
air around themselves that would allow them to triple their speed when they
them to triple their speed when they
them to triple their speed when they exit the water I knew that I needed to
exit the water I knew that I needed to
exit the water I knew that I needed to photograph this behavior from the
photograph this behavior from the
photograph this behavior from the surface as well you’d be pointing your
surface as well you’d be pointing your
surface as well you’d be pointing your camera here waiting and 10 10 penguins
camera here waiting and 10 10 penguins
camera here waiting and 10 10 penguins would come off to your right 6 to the
would come off to your right 6 to the
would come off to your right 6 to the left you know one would fly over you so
left you know one would fly over you so
left you know one would fly over you so it is extremely hard to get it actually
it is extremely hard to get it actually
it is extremely hard to get it actually became quite comical and you have 300
became quite comical and you have 300
became quite comical and you have 300 penguins coming over the water and they
penguins coming over the water and they
penguins coming over the water and they fly so high into the air and when they
fly so high into the air and when they
fly so high into the air and when they land on their bellies they knock the air
land on their bellies they knock the air
land on their bellies they knock the air of themselves you felt a little bit
of themselves you felt a little bit
of themselves you felt a little bit sorry for them but they were okay this
sorry for them but they were okay this
sorry for them but they were okay this is what they’re designed to do
is what they’re designed to do
is what they’re designed to do so we are they’re just lying on the edge
so we are they’re just lying on the edge
so we are they’re just lying on the edge of the ice and it’s amazing that the
of the ice and it’s amazing that the
of the ice and it’s amazing that the Penguins know that we’re not a threat
Penguins know that we’re not a threat
Penguins know that we’re not a threat we’re not something that could hurt them
we’re not something that could hurt them
we’re not something that could hurt them and they they’re nervous of us at the
and they they’re nervous of us at the
and they they’re nervous of us at the start but they get used to us very
start but they get used to us very
start but they get used to us very quickly
I was mesmerized by the beauty the
I was mesmerized by the beauty the agility of these birds is speed the
agility of these birds is speed the
agility of these birds is speed the Grace and the power and the control that
Grace and the power and the control that
Grace and the power and the control that they had over their environment when and
they had over their environment when and
they had over their environment when and when not to release bubbles it was one
when not to release bubbles it was one
when not to release bubbles it was one of the coolest things I’ve definitely
of the coolest things I’ve definitely
of the coolest things I’ve definitely seen in my career
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