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Discover what it really means to be a penguin as the latest spy cameras give us a whole new perspective on the behaviour and extreme survival tactics of these incredible and hugely charismatic birds. Following the success of Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice, the spy cams move to the next level with Penguincam, a range of super-realistic animatronic cameras disguised as penguins, chicks and eggs.
Travelling to the freezing Antarctic to focus on the emperor penguins, and interspersing their stories with the very different experiences of the desert-based Humbolt in South America and the Falklands Islands-based rock-hopper, Penguin - Spy in the Huddle gives the inside track on all the drama and challenges they face throughout the year, as well as capturing plenty of comedy moments!
The amazing technical wizardry of the penguincams allows them to blend into the penguin colonies, allowing a closer view of the creatures than ever before as they immerse themselves in the penguin world, both on land and at sea, where the camera's disguise leads to some surprising encounters - one penguin even falls in love with rockhoppercam!
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Review by: kymmage (Kym)
Dated: 13th of July, 2013
We received this DVD to review this month. I love documentaries and the BBC produce some of the finest ones. I first heard of the Spy series at work, when the Polar Bear one came out. Everyone was raving about it. I caught a little of it, and I was impressed. Being able to get so close to these animals and essentially live with them is amazing.
For the Penguins Spy series, they visited three different colonies of penguins. I found this good, because often a documentary will focus on the Emperors if we are talking about penguins. However, there are lots of different types of penguins and this documentary celebrates that by showing the rock-hoppers as well as the humbolts.
What I loved about this, was the innovation. The Penguincams were all sophisticated robotic penguins. They all looked like the penguins they were trying to visit. Some could swim, some could walk or lay eggcams as well. I found them fascinating. So did the penguins, who easily welcomed the cameras into their world. The interaction was often very funny.
There are some great stories through the colonies. It was amazing to see how resilient the birds are, through all the trials. There was one very sad moment, that I think they focussed on a bit long. It was maybe only 45 seconds, but it was sad and it made my daughter and I shed a tear or two. Its the way of things in nature, and she is pretty stoic about these things. But for a child who is sensitive, they may not want to watch that piece.
Overall, a great DVD. I have only marked down the extra features because the DVD is very basic. You just get three episodes (the whole series) and a photo gallery. Extra draw of David Tennant's voice, I could listen to him all day long!
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