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and that's warm enough for a vole to thrive,
The sea is -2 degrees centigrade,
Despite her sleepiness, her instinct to nurse is overwhelming.
Midwinter in the northern forests.
battle each other to a standstill.
One of the few cameramen to have filmed wolves and bison here is Jeff Turner.
and the far south will bustle with life for a few frantic months.
Snow is a great insulator,
Michael would have to choose between dexterity or warmth.
The roof of ice insulates this world from the wild fluctuation above.
The moose carcass is frozen solid,
so there's nowhere a vole can go that the weasel can't follow.
These gambler have lost.
even if it lacks the stature of a bison.
The sun is so low that it's twilight at midday.
and strews the ceiling above with remnant of life from below.
and forms a sheath of ice,
Some gentle persuasion is needed.
Despite her sleepiness, her instinct to nurse is overwhelming.
His calls create powerful shockwave in the water.
But size, for the bison of Northern Canada, is in fact their salvation.
Trillions of charged particles dance across the sky.
- How cold can you fly this chopper? - Minus-40.
and strew the ceiling above with remnants of life from below.
It encircle the globe and contains one third of all the trees on Earth.
She plucks the fur from its body, tuft by tuft.
The roof of ice insulate this world from the wild fluctuations above.
The hunters rejoin the bison's tracks and the contest is on again.
they move from pocket to pocket of perfectly refrigerate food.
Any chick that strays from its parent is at grave risk of being kidnap.
Reunited after three months apart.
As winter deepen,
She pluck the fur from its body, tuft by tuft.
As it descend, the sea water around it freezes instantly
He has endure the most appalling conditions on Earth
Most animals migrate south weeks ago.
empty and abandon to ice and snow.
and so have to constantly scrape away the ice that threaten to close them,
And the raven has just recruit the best can-opener in the forest.
Oh, hey, look, they just knock him down, pretty much.
The moose carcass is frozen solid,
As a filmmaker, you're definitely torn watching something like this.
Their boats were trap in sea-ice for days,
solar winds, attract by the magnetic pull of the poles,
but there are only two of them here and the prey they pursue are giants.
Swirling patterns in the water reveal its presence.
Winter brings a devastatingly destructive force,
a brinicle that grows downwards towards the sea floor.
The Arctic winter is brutally cold,
They were both unbelievably exhausted.
but the wolverine has immensely powerful jaws,
Many animals here are remarkably long-lived,
Even though it's young, it's nonetheless heavier than both wolves combined
is incredibly difficult at any time of the year, but in the winter it's tough.
so there's nowhere a vole can go that the weasel can't follow.
an early birth is easier on the mother, who is barely awake.
a warm bath compared to the conditions overhead.
Jeff, meanwhile, is still on foot,
As it descends, the sea water around it freezes instantly
they move from pocket to pocket of perfectly refrigerated food.
In it, somewhere, there are bison.
than any other creature in the forest, hence its other name, the glutton.
it definitely does get your heart pounding.
their insides ripped apart by ice crystals.
possibly that of a fox or another polar bear.
and able film a truly epic battle.
and it is extremely powerful.
A sign that winter is nearly over.
Its body is exactly the same width as a vole's,
Spectacled eiders, hundreds of thousands of them.
so they are untroubled swimming among the ice crystals.
frigid air from the Arctic meets warm, moist air from the south,
the ducks will have avoided an exhausting migration.
He has endured the most appalling conditions on Earth
as the tiny chick, unprotected, could freeze to death in seconds.
to the bleak, windswept world just above.
and the far south will bustle with life for a few frantic months.
just felt so insignificant compared to these two animals
Chadden catches a glimpse of the elusive wolf pack.
The male wolf backs off, perhaps he's frightened of injury.
The weasel's long, slender shape is perfect for hunting in tunnels,
In two more months, polar bear families will emerge onto the snowy slopes
frigid air from the Arctic meets warm, moist air from the south,
are gathering together in a single, immense flock.
I've never seen anything like that in the wild, that is unbelievable.
They were both unbelievably exhausted.
After four months feeding at sea, they are returning sleek and fat.
the lethal cold of winter threatens life on the sea floor.
Winter brings a devastatingly destructive force,
The chaos may be a consequence of frustrated parental urge,
but the outcome can be tragic.
There will soon be abundant food for everyone.