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Chicks. >> anthony: so there's less competition, therefore more of the same prey available? >> david: yeah. >> anthony: i haven't seen a lot of them going into the water, but their looking for some indicator that there are fish in there. >> david: they're afraid to cross the ice crack because leopard seals might be in them. they're very hesitant so then finally they make the plunge. >> anthony: i mean, they're very agile. they don't look though at first at first brush. they appear clumsy, but i'm watching them and they've got a lot of moves. >> david: yeah, they're very, very agile. >> anthony...

But their looking for some indicator that there are fish in there. >> david: they're afraid to cross the ice crack because leopard seals might be in them. they're very hesitant so then finally they make the plunge. >> anthony: i mean, they're very agile. they don't look though at first at first brush. they appear clumsy, but i'm watching them and they've got a >> david: yeah, they're very, verygile. >> anthony: increasingly people want to see penguins. they are much loved by, you know, children everywhere. a lot of people would like to come to antarctica as tourists and look at penguins up clo...

We think it's because of the fishery of antarctic tooth fish. the tooth fish and the penguin eat the same prey. so now there are more fish available for the adults to capture and feed to their chicks. >> anthony: so there's less competition, therefore more of the same prey available? >> david: yeah. >> anthony: i haven't seen a lot of them going into the water, but their looking for some indicator that there are fish in there. >> david: they're afraid to cross the ice crack because leopard seals might be in them. they're very hesitant so then finally they make the plunge. >> anthony: i mean, t...