Field science at its most daring
Field researchers who worked so close to volcanoes that their clothes started to burn, came within stroking (1) ________ of tigers in the wild, or dived under sea ice in freezing cold water have (2) ________ forces for an exhibition, (3) ________ as presenting research from the harshest places on Earth. Polar bears and seals were (4) ________ on camera by a researcher who grew up in the Arctic and trained as a (5) ________ biologist. He dives under sea ice to observe closely his subjects, once offending a leopard seal by (6) ________ the penguin she tried to offer him directly. Another researcher has recorded not only tigers but also chimpanzees that had never before encountered human beings. The volcano specialists work in fireproof suits, always at risk of becoming so (7) ________ by the beauty of the eruptions that they venture too close. There are invisible pockets of gas as well as flames, all of which contribute to the (8) ________ perils of being an extreme researcher.