MeetthePenguinsInthisone-offspecial,birdexpertandenthusiastAdrianWallsfulfilsalifelongdreamtoseeanendangeredspeciesofpenguininthewildsofPeru.Adrian,headofbirdsatZSLLondonZoo,haslookedafterpenguinsthroughouthistwenty-fiveyearsasazookeeper,buthe’sneverseenthemintheirnaturalenvironmentonthebreath-takingPacificcoastofPeruinSouthAmerica.Thepenguinsareunderthreat,andtheirnumbershavedroppedfrom20,000inthe1980stojust5,000in2000.NowAdrian,who’srecentlyrecoveredfromanoperationonalife-threateningbraintumour,wantstoseefirst-handwhat’sbeingdonetosaveoneofnature'smostcharismatic-andhisfavourite-animals.AdrianfirsttravelstoParquedelasLeyendaszoo,inthePeruviancapitalLima,whichhousesacolonyofHumboldtpenguinstoseeifhecanpickuptipsandsharehisknowledge.Expertsexplainthethreatsthepenguinsfacefromclimatechangeandhabitatdestruction,aswellasgettingtrappedinfishingnetsandbeingtakenaspetsortobeeaten.ThenhedrivessevenhourssouthtoseetheHumboldtpenguin’snaturalhabitat.HisjourneytakeshimthroughthecoastaldesertsofPerutowitnessthedailystrugglespenguinsfacethere.Weseehimvisitingamarinerescuecentre,gettingcaughtinabirdstormof250,000cormorantsandcradlingahatchingegginhishandashewitnessesthemomentlifestartsfortheseveryspecialbirds.ThejourneyclimaxesatPuntaSanJuan,themostsuccessfulHumboldtpenguincolonyinPeruwhereAdrianisabletoseethousandsofthesewildbirdsatveryclosequarters.