Frozen Planet II — S01E02 — Frozen Ocean

00:00:40 In winter,

00:02:39 Cubs will stay with their mothers for two years,

00:04:45 So for a young bear, each meal is very important.

00:08:24 thanks to the huge platform of sea ice

00:10:24 These emaciated whales

00:12:48 are closely related to beluga.

00:15:23 And his mother stays alongside

00:18:57 surviving on his fat reserves

00:21:27 If you're only two centimetres long...

00:23:43 The bowhead whale.

00:26:07 Nine metres long,

00:28:44 so that it struggles to breathe.

00:31:16 each adorned with an Elvis-like crest.

00:34:30 Now it's down to the females to impress him.

00:36:47 Almost in.

00:38:58 Let gravity do the work.

00:41:15 swimming continuously for up to ten days

00:44:44 Grass is a poor meal for a growing cub.

00:48:26 the supreme hunters on the sea ice.

00:50:23 We've been at sea for well over a week now.

00:51:46 Hugh Miller.

00:53:13 while Hugh is yet to film a single shot.

00:54:54 We just saw it go for its first swim.

00:56:44 hangs in the balance.