Frozen Planet II continued with its beautiful and at some factors distressing content material on Sunday, after making a welcome return to screens final weekend.
The Sir David Attenborough-narrated sequence introduced viewers on a journey to the North Pole this episode and nations together with Norway and Russia because it took in polar bears making buddies, orcas searching different whales, majestic narwhals – and one very candy seal pup.
Following final week’s weird walrus mating ritual, the programme homed in on the story of a mom seal taking care of her new child, who was in fact all forms of white, fluffy and cute.
Viewers had been lulled with attractive footage of the dad or mum and child bonding because the mom fed her child and taught him learn how to swim.
A very necessary lesson for the new child harp seal pup, as Sir David revealed they had been susceptible to pneumonia whereas growing the thick layer of insulating fats wanted to courageous the freezing temperatures.
He additionally revealed the fairly beautiful indisputable fact that feminine seals solely produce milk for 12 days, the shortest-known nursing interval in mammals, and one which sees them lose a 3rd of their physique weight as they assist pups placed on the mandatory fats.
Nevertheless, Frozen Planet II followers weren't prepared for what would come subsequent as famend conservationist and broadcaster Sir David defined: ‘After producing milk for 12 days, she has misplaced a 3rd of her physique weight.
‘Now she should return to her feeding grounds. She is going to by no means see her pup once more.’
If that wasn’t the killer blow, extra adopted because it transpired that seal pups spend the subsequent 4 weeks alone on the packed ice, hoping to outlive earlier than they're able to go searching within the water on their very own.
‘Anybody else bawling on the harp seal?’ requested one viewer, whereas one other lamented: ‘The newborn seal and it’s [sic] mom have simply damaged my coronary heart.’
One significantly shaken fan commented: ‘No human has ever damage me as dangerous as that seal and pup did.’
Viewers had been additionally noticing Frozen Planet II’s beautiful music as one wrote: ‘Oh nooooo, little pup is on his personal! Poor little pup. (Btw the emotional manipulation music as his mom slipped from view was Bambi-worthy)’
The seal pup’s sniffles and wails he made had been additionally testing resolve, nevertheless it was simply one other lesson within the (typically) brutal circle of life – particularly as the ultimate few moments of the present gave perception into the filming course of for the seals and revealed a storm was closing in on the seal pup after his mom left.
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