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Abandoned by their parents to make a treacherous 30-mile trek across the frozen Antarctic wastelands, these emperor penguin chicks finally pluck up the courage to leap into the sea to feast on its plentiful supply of fish.
The remarkable scene was captured on film for the BBC’s new Frozen Planet II, along with the poignant moments when the adult birds leave their young to their fate.
As the documentary shows the parents wandering off – having shielded the chicks from icy 100mph winds until they have grown to just over 3ft tall – narrator Sir David Attenborough, 96, tells viewers: ‘Their parental duties are complete, and they will never again return to their chicks.’
The emperor penguin chicks finally pluck up the courage to leap into the sea in the BBC's new Frozen Planet II
In earlier scenes, a group of adult birds
