Alaska's Grizzlies: How Do Bears Survive Months Without Eating? | Grizzly Encounters (1/2)

Watch part two here: https://youtu.be/EZrYN3odv-w When spring arrives on Alaska’s Katmai coast, it’s time for brown bears to emerge from their winter slumber. But this is no ordinary bear habitat – this is bear paradise: an unusual combination of rich food sources draws more Grizzlies together on its lush sedge meadows, extensive mudflats and rushing rivers than anywhere else on Earth. And since brown bears are protected here, it makes Katmai Coast the perfect place to experience Grizzly behaviour up close. At the beginning of the bear-year, food is the main thing on the bears’ minds, from grazing on sedge grasses to digging for clams, scavenging on carcasses, even predating on young bear cubs … securing the next meal is an absolute priority until the salmon runs in late summer provide a welcome reprieve. We accompany wild Grizzlies of all ages and personalities and we experience rare glimpses into their daily lives, their triumphs and tribulations. Yet this documentary remains informative throughout, explores the bears’ personas and demolishes the widespread notion of the aggressive and deadly beast. Engaging, exciting, funny and sad all wrapped into one, this film brings us a step closer to the realities of life as a brown bear. ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 01:01 - Katmai Coast - Where Bears Battle to Survive ▷ 01:45 - Out of Hibernation - Starving and Desperate ▷ 02:12 - Spring Greens - Barely Enough to Live On ▷ 03:05 - Moose Calves - A Brief Window of Abundance ▷ 04:04 - Sedge Meadows - 20,000 Calories a Day ▷ 05:40 - Crowded Meadows - Danger for Mothers & Cubs ▷ 07:02 - The Old Brute Strikes - A Cub Is Lost ▷ 09:16 - Mountain Refuge - Safety for Young Families ▷ 12:19 - Life Along the Coast - Beaches, Mudflats & Clams ▷ 13:30 - Young Bears Lean to Dig for Clams ▷ 15:22 - Mating Season - Fights, Tension & Courtship ▷ 18:21 - Yearling Mother Brings Cubs to the Coast ▷ 20:14 - Bear Etiquette - Noses, Signals & Avoiding Fights ▷ 22:30 - Young Bears Play-Fight - Training for Adulthood ▷ 24:56 - The Salmon Arrive - A Feeding Frenzy Begins ▷ 27:23 - Lessons from Mom - How to Catch Salmon ▷ 29:32 - Eagles, Gulls & Freeloaders Move In ▷ 30:40 - Standing Their Ground - Protecting Cubs from Intruders ▷ 32:47 - Hidden Treasures - Bears Find Dead Seals by Scent ▷ 35:24 - Low Tide Challenges - Salmon Still Hard to Catch ▷ 37:09 - High Tide Returns - The Salmon Party Restarts ▷ 39:54 - Danger at the River Mouth - Too Many Bears, Too Close ▷ 42:08 - Eating Styles - How Different Bears Dine ▷ 43:19 - Sneaking Back - Mother Finds a Safe Fishing Spot ▷ 44:34 - Salmon Heaven - Katmai's Richest Food Source ▷ 46:02 - Spawning Grounds - The Fisch's Final Journey ▷ 47:03 - Packing on Fat - Preparing for Winter ▷ 49:18 - The Berry Bonanza - Last Feast Before Hibernation ▷ 50:00 - Credits #documentary #animals #wildlife #nature #grizzlies #bear #brownbear #hibernation #predator #katmai #salmon #ecosystem #animalbehavior #animalplanet ------- Subscribe to wocomoWILDLIFE: https://goo.gl/L5puvQ Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wocomo ------- Original title: The Hunger Challenge | Grizzly Encounters (1/2) A film by Annette Scheurich & Daniela Pulverer © 2021, Licensed by Albatross ------- Videos about animals, aquatic life and nature: wocomoWILDLIFE offers high-quality entertainment. The films on our channel are produced by leading production companies. Check out our other channels to watch high quality documentaries: ▷ wocomoHUMANITY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHUMANITY ▷ wocomoDOCS: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomodocs ▷ wocomoHISTORY: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoHISTORY ▷ wocomoTRAVEL: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomoTRAVEL ▷ wocomoCOOK: https://www.youtube.com/@wocomocook WocomoWILDLIFE is part of the Wocomo channel network by NIKITA VENTURES. Wocomo - wonderful content in motion.