Supplementary video examples for
Journeys with Emperors
Tracking the World's Most Extreme Penguin
by Gerald L. Kooyman and Jim Mastro
This page contains supplementary video examples for Journeys with Emperors by Gerald L. Kooyman and Jim Mastro.
- Video example 01
Emperors suddenly skedaddle at the approach of a killer whale. Note the contrails.
- Video example 02
The chicks’ first experience with entering the water. They seem to think they can just keep walking.
- Video example 03
A large group of chicks leaving the ice edge and swimming clumsily out to sea.
- Video example 04
Adults departing the Cape Washington colony in a big rush (surface).
- Video example 05
Adults departing the Cape Washington colony in a big rush (underwater).
- Video example 06
A group of penguins on the sea ice just north of the Ross Sea during the winter night (lit up by the ship’s floodlights).
- Video example 07
This sequence of a Weddell seal harassing a lone emperor shows how no seal, not even a leopard seal, can match the penguin’s speed and maneuverability. Note the contrail as the penguin shoots away.
- Video example 08
This video shows the sub-ice observation chamber. Note the buildup of ice. Divers had to constantly wipe the windows to keep them clear.
- Video example 09
Large group of emperor penguins accelerating out of the water (underwater view).
- Video example 10
Emperor penguins rocketing out of the water onto the ice (surface view). Notice how high they “fly.”
- Video example 11
Leopard seal grabbing a penguin out of the air in mid-flight. Since they cannot match the penguin’s speed and agility in the water, the leopard seal depends on ambush and surprise.
- Video example 12
Curious leopard seal circling the seal exclusion cage.
- Video example 13
Crowd of emperor penguins exiting the water. Imagine you’re a leopard seal trying to catch your dinner. How do you select one out of this melée?
- Video example 14
Massive group of emperor penguins milling about under the ice. The Ross Sea is one of the biologically richest regions on Earth, well worth protecting.
