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Wildlife & ecosystems
Browse 15 source-linked records about wildlife & ecosystems, with evidence labels, original sources and limitations.
Historical artifacts, claims and scientific context retain their own labels. Inclusion in this collection does not establish a claim as true.
- Video · National Science Foundation News
[LIVE] All Things Penguins from Antarctica
An archived field conversation with researcher Jean Pennycook about Adélie penguins at Cape Royds.
- Video · National Science Foundation News
[LIVE] Marine Biologists in Antarctica 🐧❄ | McMurdo Station
An archived field conversation with Amy Moran’s team about diving and marine biology around McMurdo Station.
- Video · Bethan Davies
Antarctic Food Webs
Bethan Davies and marine biologist Huw Griffiths explain how krill connect Antarctic food webs.
- Video · National Geographic
Antarctica: Home at the End of the Earth (Full Episode) | Incredible Animal Journeys
National Geographic follows animals making use of Antarctica’s brief summer.
- Video · BBC Earth
Baby Penguin Tries To Make Friends | Snow Chick: A Penguin's Tale | BBC Earth
A segment from Snow Chick follows a young emperor penguin learning to interact with other chicks.
- Video · National Geographic
Emperor penguin chicks jump off a 50-foot cliff in Antarctica NEVER-BEFORE-FILMED FOR TV | Nat Geo
National Geographic shares Bertie Gregory’s footage of emperor penguin chicks leaping from an Antarctic cliff. The title’s television-first wording is the publisher’s claim.
- Video · BBC Earth
Emperor penguins | The Greatest Wildlife Show on Earth | BBC Earth
BBC Earth follows male emperor penguins caring for young while awaiting the return of females from feeding trips.
- Video · BBC Earth
How Penguins Adapt To Survive | Natural World: Penguins Of The Antarctic | BBC Earth
A Natural World segment explores how Antarctic penguins adapt to the conditions and changing environment around them.
- Video · SciShow Kids
Life Under The Ice with Ariel Waldman! | A Field Trip to Antarctica! | SciShow Kids
Ariel Waldman introduces the microscopic life beneath Antarctic ice in a child-friendly science segment.
- Video · National Geographic
See Antarctica Like Never Before | National Geographic
Photographer Cristina Mittermeier discusses Antarctic marine wilderness and environmental pressures.
- Video · BBC Earth
The 'Finger of Death' that Freezes Everything it Touches | Earth's Great Seasons | BBC Earth
BBC Earth shows a descending brine-related freezing phenomenon beneath Antarctic sea ice and its effects on seafloor animals. The dramatic title is the publisher’s wording.
- Video · BBC Earth
The Longest Penguin Migration on Earth | BBC Earth
BBC Earth follows Adélie penguin migration and the rebuilding of breeding nests. Numerical and superlative claims in the upload have not been independently audited here.
- Video · National Science Foundation News
Under the Ice of Antarctica
Rachel Heckerman’s documentary follows researchers and divers studying life beneath Antarctic sea ice around McMurdo, including work associated with marine biologist Amy Moran.
- Video · BBC Earth
Weddell Seals: Antarctica's Permanent Resident | Snow Animals | BBC Earth
BBC Earth examines how Weddell seals survive year-round in Antarctica, alongside a segment about their breeding behavior.
- Video · U.S. National Science Foundation
World Krill Day
An archived World Krill Day broadcast from Palmer Station about Antarctic krill research.