Antarctica is a continent of extremes. How do creatures cope with ice-covered, freezing waters? How could any organism survive on land where high wind speeds and very low humidity strip water away in an instant? How do they cope with fluctuating temperatures, high doses of ultra-violet light and months of total darkness?
Lloyd Peck takes viewers on a journey of adaptation and cunning. From the bottom of the ocean to deep inside the rocks of Antarctica itself, he searches out the extraordinary organisms that make this continent their home.
In the icy oceans he reveals a land of giants and fish with built-in antifreeze, and searches out the fattest creature on the planet - is it the gigantically obese elephant seal or the chubby emperor penguin?
Which creature is the true king of lard? And are all these amazing creatures walking the tightrope of extinction? Parts of Antarctica are warming. Will all of these incredible adaptations prove to be their Achilles' heel as they prove too specialised to cope with the changes?
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