In salbaticia inghetata din Antarctica, unde supravietuirea este o adevarata arta, o creatura stapaneste aceasta arta ca nimeni altcineva: pinguinul imperial. "Construiti" de natura pentru a face fata fara probleme gerului naprasnic, vor reusi oare pinguinii imperiali sa supravietuiasca incalzirii globale? Cu ajutorul unor camere speciale de luat vederi, oamenii de stiinta efectueaza o calatorie virtuala pe sub calota glaciara, in compania pinguinilor impreriali, pentru a observa cat sunt de grave efectele incalzirii globale.
James Alfred "Alf" Wight, OBE, FRCVS (3 October 1916 – 23 February 1995), known by the pen name James Herriot, was a British veterinary surgeon and writer, who used his many years of experiences as a veterinary surgeon to write a series of books each consisting of stories about animals and their owners.[1] He is best known for these semi-autobiographical works, beginning with All Creatures Great and Small in 1972. The British television series adapted from the books is also titled All Creatures Great and Small. ro