March Of The Penguins Details

March Of The Penguins

French director, Luc Jacquet's March of the Penguins 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.

Starring	Morgan Freeman
Director	Luc Jacquet
Studio	WARNER BROS
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 17 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 17 mins HD DVD: 1 hr 17 mins
Certificate
Genres	Documentary
Language	English, Audio Description
Subtitles	English
Released	DVD: 08 May 2006 Blu-ray: 07 May 2007 HD DVD: 07 May 2007 Production year: 2005
Format	DVD