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Audio Video Interleaved Video  |  1997-07-25  |  1020.1 KB  |  320x240  |  2fps  |  1 minute, 3 seconds
Transcription: An ice sheet containing 90% of the world's ice and 70% of the world's fresh water covers nearly all of Antarctica. It is a cold and forbidding land that has no permanent human population and is almost devoid of animal and plant life. In addition to a few plant species, the only animals that live in Antarctica are sea animals, including several species of seal. The continent is also home to large numbers of seabirds, including penguins, the largest of which is the emperor penguin. The most important single member of the Antarctic food chain is the krill. Krill eat small marine plants and animal ...