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And on Africa's Atlantic coast
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The Year Earth Changed

And on Africa's Atlantic coast, the water cleanliness ratingleaps from poor to excellent

And on Africa's Atlantic coast, the water cleanliness rating
leaps from poor to excellent

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And on Africa's Atlantic coast,
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the water cleanliness rating leaps from poor to excellent.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
29
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:16
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC Studios Natural History Unit

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A fresh new approach to the global lockdown and the uplifting stories that have come out of it. People all over the world have had the chance to engage with nature like never before.
And our lighter tread has now been continuing for long enough - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
And our lighter tread has now been continuing for long enoug...
Here on the South African coast, - The Year Earth Changed 00:09
Here on the South African coast,
They have set up home right alongside us. - The Year Earth Changed 00:04
They have set up home right alongside us.
During the breeding season, - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
During the breeding season,
They need to eat around 15% of their body weight every day. - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
They need to eat around 15% of their body weight every day.
Luckily, jackass penguins are highly effective hunters... - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
Luckily, jackass penguins are highly effective hunters...
Able to dive to depths of 80 meters - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
Able to dive to depths of 80 meters
But delivering the catch to their hungry chicks is a problem. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
But delivering the catch to their hungry chicks is a problem...
In previous years, these beaches were packed with people. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
In previous years, these beaches were packed with people.
So many of them waited offshore until sunset... - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
So many of them waited offshore until sunset...
But this year, the beach is deserted. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
But this year, the beach is deserted.
The penguins abandon their old routine - The Year Earth Changed 00:11
The penguins abandon their old routine
And with plenty of daylight still in hand, they can go out to sea once more. - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
And with plenty of daylight still in hand, they can go out t...
These chicks are now being fed twice or even three times a day. - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
These chicks are now being fed twice or even three times a d...
They're not only healthier and growing more rapidly, - The Year Earth Changed 00:10
They're not only healthier and growing more rapidly,
Over the next few weeks, - The Year Earth Changed 00:12
Over the next few weeks,
For years, we've assumed that penguins and people here - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
For years, we've assumed that penguins and people here
But in reality, we were making their life difficult. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
But in reality, we were making their life difficult.
And given that penguin numbers in South Africa - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
And given that penguin numbers in South Africa
It's not just the young of city-dwelling animals that are thriving. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
It's not just the young of city-dwelling animals that a...