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Watch a wild polar bear trying to break into the box protecting a BBC filmmaker

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BBC videographer Gordon Buchanan is on a mission of observing and filming a family of polar bears for one of his latest project. So, he came as close to the animals as possible – but one of the bears decided to get even closer. In this video shared by BBC Earth, you can see the scary moment when the polar bear tried to break into the box protecting Buchanan while he was filming.

Buchanan worked on filming the 2013 BBC series The Polar Bear Family and Me. With the experience gained on that project, he now embarks on a new mission – to gain the trust of a family of polar bears. The mission is ambitious and obviously dangerous, as you can see in the video.

I must say I’m impressed with how Buchanan kept his cool and went on filming and talking while the persistent bear was trying to break in. But who knows, maybe she just wanted to help out and take some photos herself.

[Wild Polar Bear Tries To Break In | BBC Earth]

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  • Looks like he knows there’s a soft, chewy centre.

  • Pepperberry Farm

    melts in your mouth, not on the ice….

  • Pass the bear the can opener

  • Bob Harris it seems like he is interfering. The Bear burnt calories trying to get to the human whilst passing up a potential ring seal at the seal breathing hole. I’m actually not to impressed with this photographer’s judgement. A wildlife photographers job is to document the story……not be the story. Additionally, not disrupt the life cycle of the subject.

  • Wow, scary!

  • pchylarecki

    I must say, I am totally dissapointed by seeing BBC Earth engaged in this kind of movies. That is nothing more than provoking a wild animal, in order to have an entertainment, to have more publicity. With this stupid narrative – worth of Discovery rather than BBC Earth – multiple cameras, and well-planned scenario – it is crystal-clear provocation of a wild predator, just to have more money. Is there any other reason – BBC Earth – to arrange this stupid spectacle???

    • I get where you are coming from but at the end of the day, I think that the whole spectacle was worthy of documentation. it’s not like we/they have to do this on the regular; just once is enough to spread the word, spread information. quite frankly, I can only speak for myself but this type of up-close point of view kinda humanizes the wild animal. or is it humanizing me and others like me? being able to notice the details, from its muzzle to its furry paws: it’s quite beautiful.

  • They’re all cute and cuddly until they’re hungry and pissed off.

  • I really felt bad for the bear. He looked hungry. This was very sad to me.

  • Kevin Michael Snyder I agree totally.

  • It’s obvious that someone filming from the outside was prepared to shoot and kill this awesome bear if it opened the cage. What a callous thing to do just to get an exciting picture of a bear. Leave wildlife alone!

  • James West

    To gain the trust of a family of Polar Bears? Nope. They live in a scarcity environment and will simply eat when and what they can.

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