Nature joins adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan on a year-long motorcycle odyssey deep into Alaska's bear country to explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of these majestic animals as they struggle to make a living in five dramatically diverse Alaskan ecosystems: coastal, urban, mountain, tundra, and pack ice.
Bears are an ultimate icon of the wild, regarded as among the most successful wild animals on the planet. Three of the eight bear species in the world - brown bears, black bears, and polar bears - can be found in Alaska, one of North America's last truly wild frontiers. Nature joins adventurer and bear biologist Chris Morgan on a year-long motorcycle odyssey deep into Alaska's bear country to explore the amazing resiliency and adaptability of these majestic animals as they struggle to make a living in five dramatically diverse Alaskan ecosystems: coastal, urban, mountain, tundra, and pack ice.
Episodes include
Part 1: City of Bears
Part 2: The Road North
Part 3: Arctic Wanderers
Educational Materials includes…
Video Enhanced Lessons, Segments include
Feasting on the Salmon Run (Episode 1, City of Bears) - Alaskan brown bears struggle to make the most of their last chance to fatten up before winter hibernation.
Urban Bears (Episode 2, The Road North) - How black bears native to Alaska are adapting to the encroaching urban sprawl of Anchorage.
A Global Warming Warning (Episode 3, Arctic Wanderers) - The challenges faced by polar bears as global warming melts the polar ice cap.
Also, Video Enhanced Educator Resources (PDFs)
Descriptive Video for the Visually Impaired
Subtitles in English (SDH)
Producer: Joseph Pontecorvo, Bill Murphy
Executive Producer: Fred Kaufman
Production Year: 2011
Copyright Year: 2011
Rating: TV-PG
Host: Chris Morgan
Narrator: Chris Morgan
Talent: Lenny Williams, Chris Biondo
Writers: Joseph Pontecorvo
Number of Discs: 1
Length: 180 minutes
Subtitled: Y
Subtitle Languages: English (SDH)
DVI: Y
Audio Format: 5.1 Surround
Aspect Ratio: 16x9 Widescreen
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