Well. That was an emotional rollercoaster to say the least.
Sunday night played host to a hell of a lot of good television.
We had the first episode of the new season of I’m A Celeb, Louis Theroux’s brand new documentary about euthanasia, and a new part of David Attenborough’s Dynasites series.
The Dynasties team documented an emperor penguin colony that has to battle to survive the cold winter on earth – and they can only do so through teamwork.
And that team are getting a lot of love since the show aired.
It was revealed that for the first time that Attenborough’s crew actually intervened when it seemed certain that a group of penguins would die as a result of a “freak act of nature”.
In an unprecedented move, the crew decided to act. They dug a shallow ramp in the hope that at least some of the penguins would use it to save themselves 💚#Dynasties pic.twitter.com/yRuoEGPDCk
— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) November 18, 2018
Fair play to them.
According to the Sun, during a conference earlier this month producer Mike Gunton said: “We have a rule that interfering is a very dangerous thing to do. But these penguins were going to die through a freak act of nature if nothing happened.
“How would this conversation be going if you said you saw them there and did nothing? I think you have to do it.”
The show also featured an incredible clip of 4,000 penguins huddling to form a frozen incubator.
Penguins huddle to form a frozen incubator of 4000 males#Dynasties pic.twitter.com/ZO7ENlcGuH
— BBC Earth (@BBCEarth) November 18, 2018
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