Synopsis
In the largest penguin colony in South America, Magellanic penguins must fight for burrowing rights. This means violence is common and the results are often bloody.
- Programme: Patagonia: Earth's Secret Paradise
- Episode: 02: Heat and Dust
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2015
- Biology
Licence: ERA Licence required
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