Waiting for penguins

There’s a lot to contend with living for several months in a remote part of Antarctica:

Being trapped for days inside a trailer with one other person (and the Quaker Oatmeal guy).

Forgetting what row you are on in your knitting project.

Answering mother nature’s call outside in an outhouse shaped like an upright coffin (oh, and then having to take all of it with you at the end of the trip).

Moving as fast you can when you hear what sounds like a squadron of 747s to avoid a potentially fatal wind storm.

In this extended interview for THE WILD, wildlife filmmakers Jeff Wilson and Mark Smith spill on what life is like among the “super over-caffeinated” Adelie penguins.

Every spring, these aggressive birds with Joe Pesci personalities pop out of the ocean and on to the rocky areas around Cape Crozier for a frenzied mating season.

Wilson and Smith were there to film for BBC’s beloved Frozen Planet series.

THE WILD is a production of KUOW in Seattle in partnership with Chris Morgan and The UPROAR Fund. It is produced by Matt Martin and edited by Jim Gates. It is hosted, produced and written by Chris Morgan. Fact checking by Apryle Craig. Our theme music is by Michael Parker. Produced for the web by Kara McDermott.