March of the Penguins

Lediya and I watched this DVD last night and honestly, it was probably one of the best animal documentaries I have ever seen.

Each year, thousands of emperor penguins abandon the ocean waters and waddle hundreds of miles inland in Antartica. Once at their breeding ground, they find a partner to monogamously mate with. When the female lays an egg, it is passed on to the father, who cares for it (amid 100-mph winds and in temperatures 70 degrees below zero) while the mother makes the brutal walk home, returning two months later with food stored in her belly for her chick. The father, by then starving and cold, heads back to the water and waits to be reunited with the mother and their baby, who follow soon after.

Great movie, highly recommended.