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Summary Of Documentary 'March Of The Penguins'
BONDAD, Sofia Danielle February 21, 2014
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SURVIVAL FOR LOVE AND LIFE: Overview of the documentary "March of the Penguins" by Luc Jacquet A Penguin's life has never been easy, the documentary done by the direction of Luc Jacquet was all about the survival and love engulfing the life of penguins. Their expedition of survival and love starts with a trip to their breeding ground that takes up to 70 miles from their resting place. At start, there will only be one penguin that will be walking, this would be the Emperor Penguin. Then after, other penguins will follow. Researchers involved in the documentary cannot explain how these penguins locate their only breeding ground. Penguins, male and female, come together every

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