Post by grrraaahhh on Apr 26, 2011 21:35:41 GMT -9
From the National Geographic Planet Carnivore series: King Bear
Brown bears once ranged widely across North America before humans wiped them out, but in Katmai, on the Southwest Alaskan Peninsula, they thrive. In the nearly six thousand square miles of rugged wilderness, violence can erupt at any moment. "Tuyuq" a powerful Alaskan 26 year old brown bear, has dominated the valley's corridors for 10 seasons. Now, a brash young challenger is waiting to overthrow him and Tuyuq must fight to remain king bear.
channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/americas-wild-spaces/3045/Overview
FYI, National Geographic has packaged King Bear with the older Ice Bear documentary video for DVD.
Ice Bear
At 79 North latitude, the weather is brutal and competition to survive is fierce. Binne, a female polar bear, shares this stark landscape with the arctic fox, Svalbard reindeer, the sibling vole and the rock ptarmigan. But during the ten short summer weeks, this stark landscape becomes her hunting ground for her favourite meal - filled-filled seals.
As her neighbours revel in summer's delights, Binne roams the snowy land in search of prey that has not yet arrived. The drift ice that floats from the pole to 79 North has not yet arrived, hampered by changes in the global climate. Binne is a natural swimmer, but cannot hope to catch seals without the ice they rest upon. The other locals are beginning to get wary of Binne as she sizes up the menu. As summer unfolds and the land warms, it is clear that, for the first time, the spring ice will not arrive at all. As the sun sinks lower and lower in the sky, Binne's quest for a fatty meal becomes critical to all of the residents of 79 North. The big bear must eat something rich in blubber before winter returns. Who will fall - and how will things change in this unusual neighbourhood?
Note: Tuyuq's age is provided for better viewer context. The age for Kigiin (Tuyuq's younger challenger) was not disclosed.
Brown bears once ranged widely across North America before humans wiped them out, but in Katmai, on the Southwest Alaskan Peninsula, they thrive. In the nearly six thousand square miles of rugged wilderness, violence can erupt at any moment. "Tuyuq" a powerful Alaskan 26 year old brown bear, has dominated the valley's corridors for 10 seasons. Now, a brash young challenger is waiting to overthrow him and Tuyuq must fight to remain king bear.
channel.nationalgeographic.com/series/americas-wild-spaces/3045/Overview
FYI, National Geographic has packaged King Bear with the older Ice Bear documentary video for DVD.
Ice Bear
At 79 North latitude, the weather is brutal and competition to survive is fierce. Binne, a female polar bear, shares this stark landscape with the arctic fox, Svalbard reindeer, the sibling vole and the rock ptarmigan. But during the ten short summer weeks, this stark landscape becomes her hunting ground for her favourite meal - filled-filled seals.
As her neighbours revel in summer's delights, Binne roams the snowy land in search of prey that has not yet arrived. The drift ice that floats from the pole to 79 North has not yet arrived, hampered by changes in the global climate. Binne is a natural swimmer, but cannot hope to catch seals without the ice they rest upon. The other locals are beginning to get wary of Binne as she sizes up the menu. As summer unfolds and the land warms, it is clear that, for the first time, the spring ice will not arrive at all. As the sun sinks lower and lower in the sky, Binne's quest for a fatty meal becomes critical to all of the residents of 79 North. The big bear must eat something rich in blubber before winter returns. Who will fall - and how will things change in this unusual neighbourhood?
Note: Tuyuq's age is provided for better viewer context. The age for Kigiin (Tuyuq's younger challenger) was not disclosed.