Discovery's television series "Frozen Planet" features research and field work recently performed by Southwest Fisheries Science Center scientists Bob Pitman and John Durban.
Visit http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/frozen-planet/ 
to learn more and watch video, including that of the cooperative hunting behavior of Antarctic killer whales
"From the makers of Planet Earth and Life, Frozen Planet is the ultimate portrait of our earth's polar regions, where the scale and beauty of the scenery and sheer power of the natural elements are unlike anywhere else on the planet.
A co-production of Discovery Channel and the BBC, and narrated by award-winning actor Alec Baldwin, Frozen Planet premieres on Sunday, March 18, at 8PM e/p."
Photo by: John Durban, NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service
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