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Miniseries "Frozen Planet" » Summer
00:58:35
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Nouns
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overspill
Humpbacks often feed in teams, so the overspill from one huge mouth
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2)
outrider
The minke races away, pursued by outrider on each flank.
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3)
wheelhouse
Doug Allan operates the camera rig from the wheelhouse,
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4)
minke
Antarctic minke whales.
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5)
speedboat
now fitted to the speedboat,
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krill
Both algae and krill flourish in the summer sun.
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fjord
are checking out fjord known to be frequented by bears.
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expanse
Vast expanse of ice that were once stone-still have come to life.
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9)
cameraman
Producer Miles Barton and cameraman Ted Giffords
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10)
beak
Sharp beak stab down from above.
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11)
kilogram
Each chick requires nearly 30 kilogram of food before it's fully grown.
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12)
tern
The Arctic tern have made an even longer journey to breed here.
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13)
underside
The underside of the sea-ice is stained by algae.
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14)
fluff
so they must hurry to change from balls of fluff
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15)
talon
Their mother's talon are her best weapons.
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16)
musk
For the musk oxen, it's all for one and one for all.
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17)
tropics
They've flown all the way from the tropics
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18)
midday
By midday, the temperature can reach a sizzling 17 degrees centigrade.
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19)
remnant
The last remnant of the ice-world drift with the wind and the tides.
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20)
exhaustion
Many bulls die from exhaustion after these fights.
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21)
flourish
Both algae and krill flourish in the summer sun.
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22)
tundra
The owlets are dangerously exposed out on the tundra,
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23)
pup
The pup grow quickly on rich, high-fat milk.
Verbs
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1)
terrify
Terrified, the minke heads for the shore.
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2)
encircle
The whole herd encircle the calf with a protective wall of horns.
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3)
insulate
The heavily insulate penguins stretch out
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4)
enlist
The team enlist the help of scientists Bob Pitman and John Durban.
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5)
vanish
as their ice world vanish around them.
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6)
cram
The island's beaches are filling fast and will soon be cram
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7)
carve
and it carve the ice into magical shapes.
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8)
stabilize
The plan is that the team's stabilize aerial camera,
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9)
seize
This is an opportunity that must be seize,
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10)
absorb
And ice absorb water like a towel.
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11)
melt
As the ice melt, more of the algae are released into the water.
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12)
owe
They owe their existence here to living organisms so small
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13)
expose
The owlets are dangerously expose out on the tundra,
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14)
tear
She tear the meal into beak-sized chunks
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15)
retreat
The sea-ice has finally retreat all the way back to the beach,
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16)
shake
A polar bear's fur is so dense that water is easily shake off.
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17)
defeat
The defeat bull makes his escape,
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18)
transform
At the southern end of the planet, the long summer days transform life,
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19)
attract
The abundance of krill attract other visitors
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20)
pursue
The minke races away, pursue by outriders on each flank.
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21)
reveal
is reveal for the first time in seven months.
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22)
survive
The eiders survive thanks to their choice of neighbors.
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23)
suffer
but the colony still suffer from the side-effects of the battle.
Adverbs
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1)
uncomfortably
For a moment, the crew get an uncomfortably close seal's eye view
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2)
dangerously
The owlets are dangerously exposed out on the tundra,
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3)
immensely
Musk oxen are immensely powerful
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4)
distinctly
As the mother looks distinctly hungry,
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remarkably
Despite this remarkably close encounter,
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tightly
Packed tightly together,
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surprisingly
means the crew can safely film from surprisingly close range
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8)
gradually
even more of the Southern Ocean is gradually opening up.
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virtually
Virtually all of them give birth within just 10 days.
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10)
perfectly
and is perfectly at home in the sea.
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11)
increasingly
But travelling across this increasingly fragile ice-scape
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12)
somewhere
Somewhere on this vast expanse of tundra
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13)
successfully
Having successfully filmed several hunts
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14)
twice
She looked like she wanted to get in the boat once or twice.
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15)
properly
It will be two months before they can swim properly,
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16)
nearly
Each chick requires nearly 30 kilograms of food before it's fully grown.
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17)
immediately
Defensive squadrons of terns take off immediately.
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18)
sometimes
Sometimes it's quite shocking to actually look up from the monitor
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finally
and the hunters, finally, can feed.
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20)
behind
can be collected by another just behind.
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21)
quite
Sometimes it's quite shocking to actually look up from the monitor
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almost
The brief Arctic summer is almost over.
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actually
Sometimes it's quite shocking to actually look up from the monitor
Adjectives
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1)
blowhole
If they can manage to keep its blowhole underwater,
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2)
uncharacteristic
so they have to deal with an uncharacteristic polar problem.
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unguarded
An unguarded chick is an easy catch.
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inquisitive
A large and inquisitive adult male.
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invigorating
there's a cleaner, more invigorating option.
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unwise
A heavily armored bull would be an unwise choice.
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algal
They have been grazing on the algal layer throughout the winter.
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tern
An eider duck has chosen to nest in the center of the tern colony,
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futile
For the wolves, another attack would be not only futile but dangerous.
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dorsal
Their pointed heads and short dorsal fins give them speed and endurance.
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tranquil
hardly a tranquil place to raise your young.
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formidable
Their task is a formidable one.
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staggering
and Adélie penguins consume a staggering
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microscopic
These microscopic plants
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snowy
The male snowy owl is finding plenty of lemmings to bring to his mate.
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armored
A heavily armored bull would be an unwise choice.
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cautious
surprisingly cautious behavior by the whales.
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gigantic
Their gigantic neighbors use a different approach.
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antarctic
In summer, 95% of the world's population of Antarctic fur seals come here.
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fragile
But travelling across this increasingly fragile ice-scape
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shocking
Sometimes it's quite shocking to actually look up from the monitor
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crowded
in such a crowded colony.
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relaxed
The bear is so relaxed
