MARCH OF THE PENGUINS@KIDZCORNER H 264 RIP

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Coming from a French director, Luc Jacquet, the Oscar-winning family documentary March Of The Penguins would have to be
a love story. And it is, in that it follows the mating rituals of the emperor penguin, one of the most resilient animals
on earth. Each summer, after a nourishing period of deep-sea feeding, the penguins pop up onto the ice and begin their
procession across the frozen tundra of Antarctica. Walking in single

file, they are a sight to behold. Hundreds converge from every direction, moving instinctively toward their mating
ground. Once there, they mingle and chatter until they find the perfect mate - a monogamous match that will last a year,
through the brutal winter and into the spring. During that time, the mother will birth an egg and then leave for the
ocean to feed again. The father will stay to protect the egg through the freezing blizzards and pure darkness of winter,
which would be deadly to practically any other species. Finally, with spring, the egg hatches and the baby penguins are
born. Mothers return from the sea to reunite with their families and feed the starving newborns, while the fathers are
finally relieved of their protective duties after months without food.



The film is remarkable in its story, which is narrated by Morgan Freeman, whose dignified voice gives the penguins the
grave admiration they deserve. But even more incredible is its photography, which shows the penguins hunting underwater,
sliding on the ice, and in the midst of "kissing." At one point the camera even zooms inside the mouth of a
penguin as it regurgitates for its young. A story of love and more strikingly, survival, March Of The Penguins is any
eye-opening and educational experience.

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