This should be viewed by every person alive, esp in every type of school.
Cinematography is gorgeous at times, always lovely with good narration & updated facts by Sir David. New behaviors are filmed as wildlife that evolved for millennia in freezing ice worlds face steadily warming oceans & NO ice at all.
Anyone who believes mammals do not share human emotions have never seen harp seal pup relaxing with smile next to mother seal, then cry & show clear facial distress whenever she leaves, especially after the 12th day. The harp pup's look of utter abandonment after her last kiss of farewell, watching mother seal swim far away is as emotively clear as any human toddler's face, ncluding forlorn cries of loneliness. There's also young polar bears ice skating for fun, & playing with each other for days, being social & not living completely alone.
Absent ice or fast melting ice is devastating entire ecosystems causing snow wildlife to barely exist. Artic foxes, small & shy, are being bullied & over run by southern larger fox cousins who steal their food. Grizzly bears are eating artic wolves food/ newborn musks. Mother artic fox cannot provide for her young pups because artic birds refuse to breed @ usual sites. Polar bears are steadily drowning in ice free seas by hundreds yearly for past 20 years. Starving mother polar bears are leaving their cub(s) after 6 months instead of usual 18 - 24 months required for any polar bear cub to learn survival skills & mature into young adulthood.
This program focuses on how ICE on both polar regions are critical to planet's entire health & stable weather for humans. Heartbreaking are albatross, loyal mates for life spanning 50+ yrs, with largest wingspan in world, their 1 chick dying in nest bc of sudden violent killer storms, freezing winds over 125 mph with no parents to protect chicks. Same for emperor penguin chicks.
For those ppl still in denial, or complain "I don't need reminder ppl ruin nature" are missing the point. The series is highlighting that there's No TIME left to waste or wait for "another" to remedy this global issue.
This series was filmed in 2020, released in 2022 & reminds us that things have only gotten worse bc humanity as whole keeps wasting & consuming, focuses on short term greed, destroying only home we got, regardless of wealth One must witness these adverse changes bc most ppl feel insulated due to centralized A/C & heating.
These precious ICE ecosystems MUST exist for humanity to maintain its status quo / quality of life incl growing food.
Humans are top predators & control every part of this planet. It's our choice to cherish by change or apathetically discard by doing nil, dooming everyone.
