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The Year Earth Changed

For years, we've assumed thatpenguins and people here were getting along just fine

For years, we've assumed that
penguins and people here were getting along just fine

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For years, we've assumed that penguins and people here
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were getting along just fine.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:31:04
Uploaded
May 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
BBC Studios Natural History Unit

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Movie Summary

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.
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...
By now, the effects of this year's restrictions - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
By now, the effects of this year's restrictions
Transforming one big cat's ability to protect its young. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
Transforming one big cat's ability to protect its young...
Their slight build means they lack the strength of rival predators... - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
Their slight build means they lack the strength of rival pre...
They will happily steal a cheetah's meal - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
They will happily steal a cheetah's meal
But with two cubs to feed, - The Year Earth Changed 00:08
But with two cubs to feed,
While she hunts, - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
While she hunts,
But as soon as she's made her kill, she faces a dilemma. - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
But as soon as she's made her kill, she faces a dilemma...
She is hundreds of meters away from them, - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
She is hundreds of meters away from them,
And if she leaves it, she will risk it being stolen by scavengers. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
And if she leaves it, she will risk it being stolen by scave...
Her solution is to use a soft chirruping call... - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
Her solution is to use a soft chirruping call...
If she calls too loudly or too often, - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
If she calls too loudly or too often,
And it's at this very moment - The Year Earth Changed 00:07
And it's at this very moment
In the years before lockdown, - The Year Earth Changed 00:09
In the years before lockdown,
But the crowds that surrounded the mother after her kill posed a problem. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
But the crowds that surrounded the mother after her kill pos...
There's a lot of commotion. Vehicles driving up and down. - The Year Earth Changed 00:05
There's a lot of commotion. Vehicles driving up and dow...
Guides talking on radio, people talking to each other. - The Year Earth Changed 00:04
Guides talking on radio, people talking to each other.
The hubbub drowned the calls - The Year Earth Changed 00:06
The hubbub drowned the calls