if you think about all the major
conservation efforts in the world most
of them have started because of great
footage
or a classic picture
i honestly believe in my heart that the
only way we’re going to save penguins is
to introduce them to the mass public
renowned wildlife cameraman brad
besterlink has come to film with
honeybun
um you’re going to see about the pace
that she walks i mean funny little tummy
not many people get to see a pangolin
dummy
she’s quicker yeah she’s real good i
mean
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brad is ready to give honeybun her
close-up
but that’s easier said than done
stick with us
it’s a lot harder work than i thought
yeah and move incredibly quickly through
the bushes we’ve gotta
really scratch around to keep up
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it may be tricky work but filming a
pangolin so at ease isn’t a privileged
opportunity
i spent the best part of 20 years in the
bush i’ve seen three
in my lifetime twice when i was filming
once when i was a child
it’s just great to spend a little bit of
time
with
with a penguin just getting on with its
normal life you know it’s just
so unusual it’s really special
the power of these rare images can’t be
overestimated
but it is honeybun’s recent
collaboration with angela baby that
could have the biggest impact
on her
the campaign has been launched online
and viewed in china over 25 million
times
in just the first day
yet
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anyone may not know it
but she’s now a global ambassador for
her kind
but even as the campaign is making waves
around the world
day-to-day life for this celebrity
remains the same
the seasons are changing
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spring rains are on the way
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ah honeymoon loves this time of year
so she’s going to be going much deeper
she’s going to be finally able to get
into those ant eggs
which are full of nutrients
it’s actually really nice to anticipate
how she’s going to look in a couple of
months
she’s going to gain some weight and
she’s going to gain some length and
she’s going to turn into a young adult
as honeybun grows up she will reveal
more precious secrets about her species
but there will come a time for her to
leave maria and live as a wild animal
in order to prepare her for the wild we
start pulling back
and it’s not just a physical way of
pulling back it’s also a mental way of
playing back
i’ve got to start letting her go
hb what are you doing
she’s actually digging
a deep hole even deeper
this is all really great preparation for
her going back out into the wild
as the sun starts to set she’s realizing
she needs to prepare for the night
if she were in the wild she’d go to
sleep her time
she’s growing up and she’s becoming more
and more independent of me
and
in a way it’s kind of sad and
in a way it’s really exciting
so uh you know it’s all about that that
day that i’m gonna say
you know hey babe you’re on your own
if the penguin went extinct in the wild
i failed
and if we’re going to fail on that then
what else are we going to fail on
not not on my watch
not on my watch
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