''The Penguin King'' (US title: ''Penguins 3D'') is a British 2012 natural history documentary which follows the life of a male

king penguin The king penguin (''Aptenodytes patagonicus'') is the second largest species of penguin, smaller, but somewhat similar in appearance to the emperor penguin. There are two subspecies: ''A. p. patagonicus'' and ''A. p. halli''; ''patagonicus'' ...

South Georgia South Georgia ( es, Isla San Pedro) is an island in the South Atlantic Ocean that is part of the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. It lies around east of the Falkland Islands. Stretching in the east� ...

. Released in 3D and 2D, ''The Penguin King'' is the second collaboration between Sky,

Atlantic Productions Atlantic Productions is a British production company based in London that produces television programmes for broadcasters in Europe and the United States. Overview Founded in 1992, Atlantic Productions leads a group of companies which make tele ...

and

David Attenborough Sir David Frederick Attenborough (; born 8 May 1926) is an English broadcaster, biologist, natural historian and author. He is best known for writing and presenting, in conjunction with the BBC Natural History Unit, the nine natural histo ...

, who wrote and narrated the film. It was preceded by ''

Flying Monsters 3D ''Flying Monsters 3D'' is a natural history documentary about the pterosaurs. It was written and presented by David Attenborough and was produced by National Geographic and Atlantic Productions for Sky 3D. Originally broadcast on Christmas Day 2 ...

'', screened a year earlier, and was followed by the three-part series ''

Kingdom of Plants 3D ''Kingdom of Plants 3D'' is a natural history documentary series written and presented by David Attenborough, which explores the world of plants. It was filmed over the course of a year at the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. The series premiered o ...

'' in spring 2012. The film features a music score from UK composer

James Edward Barker James Edward Barker (born 14 February 1980) is a British composer, music producer and film producer. Many of his music works include an ethereal mixture of live sonic experimentation with grandiose classical motifs and alternative percussion. Bi ...

. A new version of the film, '' Adventures of the Penguin King'', was released in December 2013. The Making Of The Penguin King With David Attenborough , 49 min Making off featurette is was also released on TV.

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