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 In 2005, one of the biggest movie surprises and box-office hits was March of the Penguins, a full-length feature documentary like something you would see on The Discovery Channel or PBS, but extraordinary. The film was directed by Luc Jacquet. The movie is considered to be a marvelous film masterpiece that everybody can relate to regardless of culture. The film shows the penguins values such as love and companionship, but also portrays the struggle of life and death for the penguins in the brutal climates they have become accustomed to living in. The March of the Penguins film originated in France, but the U.S. version of the film is narrated by Morgan Freeman, and they couldn’t have picked a better person for the job. Morgan Freeman has the perfect voice to emphasize the amazing journey of the Emperor Penguins. From beginning to end, the film contains powerful visuals and awe-inspiring scenes of nature, but I’m not sure if it would have been as successful if not for the voice of Morgan Freeman. We are introduced to the Emperor penguins and their home in Antarctica in the opening scenes. The films premise is to follow penguins from all over Antarctica as they make an incredible voyage each year across inhospitable terrain to look for their breeding grounds. Throughout the film, we learn all about the difficult tasks that face the Emperor penguins as they make their journey and try to raise a family. Thousands and thousands of penguins gather together at the breeding grounds, and each one is looking for a mate to start a family with. Once the penguins choose a mate, the female lays a single egg. The egg is very fragile and could easily break, but the extreme cold is also hazardous to the egg, so the male penguin must keep it warm by holding it on top of his feet and under his belly until the female penguin returns to take over caring for her offspring. In the meantime, the male penguins must survive harsh winds, driving snow, and extremely low temperatures as he tries desperately to protect the egg. The herd of male penguins work together to protect themselves by standing in a huge huddle, and they keep rotating so that the penguins on the outside get to move into the warmer middle part of the huddle. Their system makes sure that each penguin gets an equal amount of warmth. When the female penguins return, the new baby penguins are hatched and the mothers must concern themselves with the threat of predators. The male penguins then take their turn at going out to sea to hunt and eat. The mothers take the task of teaching the young penguin chicks about the world, because one day soon those baby chicks will have to carry on the tradition for the survival of their species. Overall, March of the Penguins is an amazing film. The visual, the narration, the storyline, everything about it is great. It is one of the highest grossing documentaries ever released. Contrary to most movies made today, March of the Penguins is entertaining and educational at the same time. It gives the viewer everything they need in a movie. If you want action, suspense, romance, heroes, villains, and more. It’s a true story, too! Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/828897

Today there are something like twenty-two species of reptile that make up the Order Crocodylia. Of these species; only thirteen are actually true crocodiles, the remainder are Alligators, Caiman and the extremely rare and endangered, long-snouted gavials, sometimes referred to as gharials. We often get asked how to tell the difference between a crocodile and an alligator. There are a number of anatomical differences between crocodiles and alligators, when observing these reptiles look for a large, fourth tooth in the lower jaw. When the mouth is closed this tooth fits into a notch in the upper jaw and the tooth remains visible even when the mouth is closed. If you can see this tooth, then you are looking at a crocodile. There are only two species of Alligator left in the world. Firstly, as most people know, there is the American alligator (alligator mississipiensis), which can be found widely distributed across the south-eastern United States, most typically in the Florida Everglades. There is also a second extant species of alligator, although this one is much rarer and confined to the upper Yangtse River valley in China. Scientists had thought that the less aggressive alligator had been «weeded out» of its range by crocodiles, leaving the only representatives of the Alligatoridae family in these isolated pockets. The more efficient crocodiles grew faster and may have been better at consuming food but this is generally regarded as speculation – as in the case of the American alligator, this species competes with the native American crocodile (C. acutus). The American alligator can withstand cold spells far better than the American crocodile, and as a result, has a much more extensive range in the United States. Crocodylia in the «New World» The idea of a «less aggressive» member of the Order Crocodylia is also a contradiction in terms. In the USA, once an Alligator reaches a length in excess of 4 feet it is regarded as dangerous to people. Alligator incidents are frequent, beginning in the spring when the warmer weather makes these cold-blooded reptiles more active and they begin to roam more widely. Fortunately, attacks on humans are relatively rare, although they do occur especially where people have been foolish enough to encourage alligators by feeding them. In some parts of the southern United States, special warden teams have been formed who work on a twenty-four call out service capturing and removing alligators that have wandered into areas of human habitation and got into contact with people. Specimens over 3 metres long are exceptionally rare in the wild but these reptiles, with their powerful jaws are still extremely dangerous and should be treated with caution. There is even a countryside code which has been developed by park rangers – a sort of «dos and don’ts» when in American alligator territory. Crocodylia in the «Old World» The majority of fatal attacks occur in Asia and northern Australia. Whilst we at Everything Dinosaur, would contend that all species of crocodilian are dangerous and that even a baby crocodile emerging from its egg is quite capable of giving you a nasty bite on the end of your finger – perhaps two of the most dangerous species of crocodile in the world can be found in Asia and Australia. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/6470054