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The Penguin Whisperer in Antarctica

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Antactica's wilderness and wildlife to the music of Fiona Joy Hawkins. Fiona is the 'Penguin Whisperer'. Travelling into the Antarctic Circle where less than 400 tourists go each year, this footage is rare and never been seen before. It is also rare because Fiona had to sit perfectly still for 30 minutes in minus 20 degrees singing to the penguins to get them to approach. Tourists are not allowed to get within 3 metres of wildlife, but in this case the penguin chicks came to her - thus giving her the nickname 'Penguine Whisperer. Also an award winning pianist, fiona has set this video to her own music which you can find on her website fionajoy.com or at i-tunes.

Channel: Music
Uploaded: September 5, 2006 at 1:01 pm
Author: fionajoy

Length: 05:16
Rating: 4.73
Views: 15945

Tags: antarctica  aquatic  boat  fiona  freezing  hawkins  ice  joy  penguin  penguins  piano  travel  whisperer  

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fionajoy (August 23, 2008 at 3:34 am)
Thanks Rory, I would love dearly to spend a year down there - and would like to hear what you did in Antarctica. f
RoryBhoy1957 (August 22, 2008 at 7:54 pm)
What a lovely piece of music, and it fits in perfectly with the film. I spent a year down in Antarctica, I based at Faraday (now Vernadsky) on the peninsula, and watching this has brought back many fond memories. Thanks Fiona. x
Alexandra22773 (August 3, 2008 at 4:21 am)
Hey, the penguins didn't mind that she was there and that one looked like it was soaking up the attention.'Sides, I think it was cute...the penguin seemed to want her glove!
Avalon041167 (July 5, 2008 at 1:51 pm)
Adelies always look like they are playing aeroplanes, they are so comical the way they run with their flippers outstretched. Although not as regal and elegant like the emperors, they are still adorable
Avalon041167 (July 4, 2008 at 10:43 pm)
If this had happened to me I would have felt truly blessed. It is a delightful video. There is no harm in interacting with wildlife as long as you dont put yourself or the animals in danger
fionajoy (June 29, 2008 at 8:26 pm)
Rules are: you can't go within 3 metres of wildlife - but if they come to you its different. I sat on a rock and they came to me, I had an Antarctic Official watching the whole time. At no time was the bird doing anything it didn't choose to do. f
HidingFromYT (June 29, 2008 at 4:13 pm)
You were WAY to close to those birds. You should show more respect to them.
imonlineDK (June 19, 2008 at 5:27 pm)
beautifull video so much peace in it :-)
Avalon041167 (June 17, 2008 at 8:51 pm)
So beautiful. That chick looked like is was trying to tuck itself under your arm to get warm. There is a tale from Antartica about Emperor chicks who were rescued from a tide crack and they too tucked themselves under the armpits of their rescuers. So much so they did not want to leave either and they started following the rescuers when they were placed back down again on the ice. It was thought that some even went back into the tide crack in hope they might be rescued again lol.
rufus39 (May 15, 2008 at 10:55 pm)
Love your music, it's just beautiful, thank you for posting!!

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