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earth. as sun arrives in the southern hemisphere the crews are making the most of the longer days and warmer weather. it is also the best time for filming marine life. orca along the cliffs, leopard seals on chile s ice necessary and humpbacks in the pristine fjordlands of the far south. the crew led by oceanographer susana buckin is searching for the largest animal that has ever lived. we are in the northern part
as summer arrives in the southern hemisphere, the crews are making the most of the longer days and warmer weather. it is also the best time for filming marine life. orca along argentina s skoeftal cl cliffs. leopard seals on chile s ice floes. and humpbacks in the pristine fjordlands of the far south. a crew led by oceanographer susanna bucken is searching for the largest animal that has ever lived. we are in the corp.o gulf in the northern chilean patagonia and we re looking for blue
seals diet, he thinks he knows what they re eating. large numbers of patagonian rock cod live just below the glacier wall. whenever there is an ice fall, the leopard seals swim directly for it. nicolas suspects the leopard seals are hunting fish, scattered by the impact. but his biggest discovery has come from his observation of this particular seal .
nicolas has proved this is the most northerly established breeding population of leopard seals on the planet. in a world where so many large predators are disappearing, the arrival of this incredible hunter into new territory is remarkable . here in patagonia s far