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Documentary "The Land of Giant Bears"
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In the far north-west of the American continent stretches a land some one and a half million square kilometres in size. Only six hundred thousand people inhabit this region where the frozen tundra, the coniferous forests and the mountains dominate a landscape which, in some places, has never been trodden by man.
The start of the melt announces the resurgence of life in Alaska. With the vegetation, food returns, and the largest of Alaska's land carnivores, the grizzly bear, awakes from its winter sleep. The grizzly bear belongs to the same species as the European bear, but its better diet enables it to grow much bigger. A Pyrenean bear weighs around 300 kilos and stands two metres tall, while on Kodiak island some bears can weigh almost 1,000 kilos and measure 3 metres. The grizzlies are solitary animals, and at the start of spring hunger makes them even more dangerous. In times of hunger the adult bears are capable of killing and eating young of their own species.
All of them are waiting for the salmon to arrive, their only hope in this cold, hostile land. Each year thousands of salmon return to the rivers where they were born, providing the local wildlife with the food they need to build up the reserves necessary to survive the long, harsh winter. They are manna from the sea, the reserves of protein and fat everyone is waiting for. The salmon, quite simply, are life.
The salmon have finally reached the land they originally came from, but their odyssey has just begun. Now, they have to face seagulls, eagles, otters, and above all the great predator of Alaska, the largest land carnivore in the world the grizzly bear.
The indefatigable salmon again set off on their journey home. But their bodies must undergo major transformations, sexual glands have been developed and prevent them from eating. They will have to conquer the rapids, leap up waterfalls and escape from their predators without eating a single thing.
at this time of summer, fishing has become almost a game, and they don't even eat the majority of those they catch. Along the riverbanks float hundreds of dying salmon, and the bodies of those who were unable to survive this demanding test.
The salmon also benefit from this natural selection. The fact this test is so demanding means only the fittest will make it to the end. Moreover, the number of salmon that come to these coasts every year is such that, if they all reached their final destination, the rivers would be saturated. The last to arrive destroy eggs previously laid by others, and prepare their own nests right there. The population needs to be controlled, and that is precisely the role the predators perform.
Finally, after many hardships, the salmon make it to their respective spawning grounds. After choosing a suitable place, the salmon prepare their nests.
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[@loganwolfpack]

Love how they incorporated bears into this salmon documentary

[@randquadrozzi1280]

I've been duped a few times and felt like a fool after 20 minute's so now I scan ahead a little 1st.

[@jimfahlin7309]

More people should spend time outside with no distractions and watch more documentaries. Seeing and learning about wildlife is most fascinating of what lives in all parts of the World we call home.

[@PlanetDocChannel]

Jim Fahlin Thanks for your comment Jim!

[@mrhiide]

Im a 35 yr old man and cant get out alot to see much wildlife but i do try to observe it in our back garden. We have a field mouse, wood pigeons and various other birds. We also recently put in a little wildlife pond which has already this year had some water beatles in it. We mainly put it there because we had a lovely little frog in our garden, we thought it would make a good home for it maybe even attract a few more. Recently though weve had some work done in our garden in the way of a conservatory being biult im just hoping that with the work going on it hasn't frightened it away. Winter is more or less up on us an ive been checking around the pond but no signs of it, I just hope to see it again in spring :(

[@pinkberry50]

Hobosgaming You seem like a really good, caring person. :)

[@kk294Darlene]

Thats awesome! I'm sorry though you are not able to get around much, I'm sorta of same position, but isn't Gods' creation wonderful! I also have small garden and love to see how things grow, I captured a frog in hopes it would stay lol, (slugs) galore! but haven't seen it since so guessing it left, maybe I can try your pond idea and see if I don't end up with a few, I've lots of different birds and all kinds crawling things just hearing the birds in the mornings and evenings it's like an Orchestra, I like to think their praising God for His goodness, God Bless you, and sure hope your little frog is just gone under ground maybe not gone :D

[@footballsingh9506]

yes u are right.human stupid arrogance is killing human as well as others

[@LoganCharlesII]

That's what I imagine a salmon would sound like if it talked.

[@nbcini8033]

That made me laugh. Thank you!

[@corriefenner9281]

Hahaha!

[@jsphillip60]

Yeah. With a posh British accent. As for the dialogue...how about "Fuck these giant bears! They wanna eat me!". 🐻 🐟

[@truthhurts63]

Really?? I thought it sounded more like a tuna playing the roll of a salmon..🤔

[@leemcr1894]

They do!

[@archie3527]

i love the beginning "im going to die "

[@glendaperkins9231]

Don't encourage him please. 😩

[@JoeKavana]

Came to watch the bears but got stuck on the Salmons.. wow, newfound respect and admiration. Incredible animals in life and in death.

[@harveywind2930]

As I continue to age, I grow ever softer in outlook and temperament, and documentaries such as this renew my love of this place , this small planet that is our home, and all that live here. Thank you, God, for this paradise amid the innumerable stars.

[@basslover48]

That was beautifully said.

[@ronnie1831]

Well said! "You spoke excactly as i feel, thank you!

[@ronnie1831]

Its a God moment that we realize that our perspectives on environments, wildlife & nature has changed, and in most cases we've soften our stances and we are more empathetic about other living beings.

[@johnschade6207]

To Kathy pfeill

[@ssdivizion]

Beautiful scenery and nature life...This is proof how beautiful is this Planet and our responsibility to preserve this beauty for further generations!

[@liberalslayer7445]

💯% agreed. I wish our predecessors were as planet concise as we are today.

[@jamesdana1273]

I'm going to die, too, if you don't stop whispering so dramatically.

[@katherineellen3215]

James Dana then move along whiner! 😉

[@glendaperkins9231]

That's the way he woe his women. It's a turn off to me whispering in my ear I think I feel a fly buzzing around.

[@basslover48]

This guy is not my favorite narrator. I've heard him in other nature docs. 😬

[@grievousangel09]

Skip to 7:50 if you came for a documentary about Grizzlies.

[@hoodathunkit5792]

grievousangel09 Thanks, I was beginning to think I got duped by another mislabeled video! LOL

[@carloschism4515]

+grievousangel09 All heroes dont wear capes.

[@thelilredhead7005]

+Carloschism LOL

[@Professionalk907]

grievousangel09 Thanks 😊

[@user-ls4pv6zv8y]

grievousangel09 thx

[@Mio248]

All this talk of eating Salmon, I'm so hungry now.

[@allycat1745]

when he said "im going to die" i was like sameeee mannn

[@BumkinCaffeine]

Man the salmon are bros, they make sure to feed several other species while securing the continuity of their own.

[@NinaNina-jx1lf]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢🎯🏛🏙🎮🎁🎏🎏😋😍

[@davidphilipsmusic]

Lovely docu thanks. The salmon are an inspiration.. that single minded determination to achieve their goal in life. We could all take a lesson from that.

[@uwcb1]

A voiceover from a suicidal salmon is an interesting way to start a bear documentary.

[@randquadrozzi1280]

Actually a salmon documentary

[@polygamous1]

The wonder of creation, many thanks for posting Brilliant documentary

[@sayitaintso4523]

I just which I could see their true immense stature, because looking at them on the computer, I can't truly see it to really be in awe.

[@jeanchartrand2519]

Been there, believe me your Safer watching it on your computer 🖥😉

[@Bokaj01]

I feel like this narrator could do a good job in the Simpsons.

[@glendaperkins9231]

Yeah let's put a word in for him. But don't mention I'm going to die.

[@lw9699]

Mr Burns...right?

[@Ron23604]

Thanks for the shows planet doc i love you very much.

[@PlanetDocChannel]

Ronald Matovu Thanks!

[@stancexpunks]

Must be hard being a salmon

[@MrSotaPhonk]

I aint chose the salmon life, the salmon life chose me yafimme

[@LuisaD93]

stancexpunks 🤣😱😉

[@TRKZay]

stancexpunks it’s hard out here for a fish

[@glendaperkins9231]

It's only hard because he say so, he's the reason for so many suicides.

[@steadyrm]

A 50 minute Bear 🐻 doc with 10 minutes of Bear footage

[@nanagurung6090]

Eddy Priest stupid pest

[@eviedoowup4959]

Find something else to watch. .😀

[@glendaperkins9231]

Well if he prefer to talk about feelings so be it. His feelings out weigh the subject that's very clear.

[@Superkiller6000]

And bears have butts that are big and round and furry and funny.

[@lynnleigha580]

I think it's hilarious to watch them do the cowboy walk w their big furry butts, lololol

[@tktkdiamond]

Another of my favorite documentaries

[@accountantas]

fantastic video!!! thank you for a this video!

[@ChimpoTalksGaming]

Holy crap, the Salmon got it tough!

breathtaking moments, thnks

[@blackberrylady6025]

Fantastic, amazing....great....

[@clarkewi]

Gorgeous. And great narration.

[@jeanchartrand2519]

Awesome thanks, very well done

[@kirkdunn1379]

Those friggen salmon are warriors!.....pretty amazing what they have to go thru

[@madhatter9001]

The Kodiak Bears are no joke.

[@Hellbillyhok]

They are when they tell a good one liner lol

[@dimestoretrophy6233]

thanks for posting this

[@barbaryghost4370]

I don't know if I'm having an acid flashback or if Werner Herzog the fish is actually narrating his life story to me.

[@mortalclown3812]

😂

[@nathanr4860]

Dude Alaska is so damn pretty I wanna go there sometime

[@erikak8187]

No you don’t. The bears out there in Alaska are very different then black bears. They have 3. Kind of bears out there. Brown, grizzly, and Kodak bears if you go to places like the grizzly maze or Kodak island, your chances of making it out of there alive are very slim. I would say Alaska is the most dangerous place on earth as far as animals go. You don’t stand a chance. I don’t know you but I care enough about your well being to tell you do not go. You need to watch the grizzly man documentary. Those bears in Alaska attack you for no reason with a drop of a dime. They are xtreamly aggressive. A girl was sleeping in her tent recently by a grizzly bear while she slept. I will never go to Alaska. Nor should you.

[@tc98826]

@@erikak8187 Bring a rifle, problem solved.

[@lucyvon7268]

Erika k just so ya know, there is no such animal called a kodak bear and no island in Alaska called Kodak island. So kinda calls into question any and or all of your other assumptions and ideas . Maybe you don't know what you are talking about. How about you leave it to those who do.

[@paul1x1]

I have seen a bull moose chasing a grizzly through thick brush it is scary how fast they move with those big antlers through thick brush

[@kmvenezia4337]

Great Doc and great narrator. Thnx

[@glengrieve544]

Great 👌 content and beautifully presented you for you're time and effort in making these great videos

[@lizzyoconnell2386]

omg it must be so nice to roam the lands like those :) so beautiful

[@NinaNina-jx1lf]

Lizzy O'Connell uyyui

[@NinaNina-jx1lf]

Lizzy O'Connell ylrkh8

[@tejano-592]

Exelentes gracias

[@nana8nanashi]

Narrator: I'm going to die. Me: What? Narrator: Time is running out for me and for my companions. Me: Oh, it's the salmon talking. Ok then. Didn't know salmon sounded so suave...

[@YiannisPho]

I have seen many documentaries about salmon and grizzly (Kodiak) bears. At 750p, this is one of the best. There is a nice poetic quality to it, while it still manages to entertain and educate. (I just found out why male salmon stop eating: it is because of the enlargement of their gonads to the point of preventing swallowing). Worth a watch.

[@Nocturnal11Guy]

I really like this documentary!

[@denholmcox9210]

And my heart will go on

[@Simplegirltv]

Beautiful

[@bluesteel5688]

I had a speaking fish......it sang "don't worry be happy"

[@ebe7840]

🤗 fantastic nature ❤

[@manueltorresvidarte6373]

Lindo reportage

[@jamesmorris858]

This was more about salmon than it was about bears lol... that's an hour of my life I ain't gonna get back.

[@kingemmanuelshow549]

James Morris you are not a normal Human... thanks God if you believe in him

[@lolamanchado7858]

ME HA GUSTADO MUCHO ES ENTRETENIDO

[@robertb.seddon1687]

😎🤙great survival tale from the perspective of multiple species...TMFs all!

[@eduardobucardo7664]

Me gustan estos videos

[@nizarabdulkhalek8437]

فلم مبدع لم اشاهد مثله من قبل

[@kevinmoor26]

Talking fish with geographical knowledge. What next?

[@panthera50]

+Jacques De Morton God. :-(

[@SnaykEyes77]

A congresswoman from New York with 0 knowledge. 😂😂😂

[@someone8240]

0:08 When you forgot to do the dishes and you're mom comes home

[@glendaperkins9231]

I'm such a nut I keep going to I'm going to die like a fool. Over and over I think I'm over dosing holding my stomach and rolling on the floor. I hope I don't wake you thinking about.

[@Maximustrengthonor]

I swear bears are underrated badass' . Tigers, lions, sharks get all the hype ! lol

[@Almighty_Dill_Pickle]

0:00 thats how we start a video lol

[@truthhurts63]

That is one well educated salmon playing the speaking part..🤔

[@mortalclown3812]

Cambridge, perhaps.

[@neonsamus]

who made the music at 5 and 6 minute mark? it is very nice

[@scvbtr2]

1000 kilos?! That's over 2200 pounds! Hard to believe.

[@JetEngine85]

Well it is true... Just like you.,you're gay and though it's hard to believe,it is true.... Hahaaa

[@scvbtr2]

Jerome Yudiet I am not turd boy

[@scvbtr2]

Jerome Yudiet takes one to know one

[@louie391]

j.d. Hogg piggy

[@tammydeboard6537]

Well u did learn a lot about fish on this "Bear Documentary "

[@agustinhernandez3514]

Que chulada de video

[@markaaronreganit2072]

They're so fluffy, but so deadly......XD!

[@JohnSmith-fw1yl]

it was good but wished more about the bears then the entire wildlife of Alaska

[@NinaNina-jx1lf]

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[@a.h.543]

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[@glendaperkins9231]

John Smith, you're talking to the wall he's not listening.

[@smarthungyo]

Won’t mind living in a log cabin by the stream and living off nature. Heaven on earth. I used to remember when fish were abundant and we would catch lots when fishes go upstream together to lay eggs. Environment and the stream itself has been destroyed to a point of no return and even the stream is drying without a single stone left to pick as it has been stripped clean for years. Humans are the problem to everything.

[@MANNY-MOE]

The Never ending endless supply of salmon is what makes these Kodiak Bears into monsters.

[@kristanplant7995]

This video should have been named " The Rivers of Salmon " NOT The Land of Giant Bears.

[@lyndy101]

Whenever you feel like your life is too hard, remember the salmon.

[@grimreaper203]

did he actualy had to speak for the salmon ? xD

[@fasx56]

Narrator's voice does not project very well, to soft and muffled but good footage of bears and salmon.

[@Superkiller6000]

I wish the narrator would read me a bedtime story every night....

[@michaelcoleman8278]

I'm currently trying to lose my winter coat!

[@jamesdana1273]

Absolutely gorgeous photography, though.

[@nizarabdulkhalek8437]

وسيلة مبدعة ترا احلا واسرع وتطور افكارك وسلس بذات الوقت

[@nizarabdulkhalek8437]

قلت افكاري وماذا ساقول انه سلس ومبدع جدآ

[@tammydeboard6537]

Well I'm 5 minutes in and I'm confused. I thought this was a documentary about Grizzly bears. I'll watch a few more minutes and hope to see them. So far the fish has been the story of the bear documentary. Well it took 8 minutes for the bears to show.

[@ccth22]

Those eagles are huge!

[@fckfracking6409]

Circle of life!!!

[@michaelcoleman8278]

your destiny is my belly!

[@markbsecondary394]

Let me guess... evilution is to take credit for these wonderfully made creatures.

[@ThunderPants13]

....every year they instinctively flock, like the salmon of Capistrano....

[@Trancelistic]

Lol arround 9:50 they stole the sound of the game: heroes of might and magic III

[@theoliverfamily7606]

wooooooooooooooooooow

[@greetings.haveaniceday.7162]

In the beginning of the video, I saw breats.

[@crystal__069]

Alternate tittle: the life of a salmon.

[@Maxbps88]

Bait and switch title but still decent. Should be called "The Salmons' Run". I just skipped to the parts I wanted to see, which surprise surprise, was GIANT BEARS.

[@LoganCharlesII]

34:34 "But the most important change is that in their gonads, their sexual glands. They have grown so much that they press against the stomach wall and prevent them from eating."

[@glizzymcguire3311]

How neat is that?

[@Patrick-jx1yo]

I had no idea that salmon spoke with a British accent. Or that they knew so much about Alaskan ecology. Cool.

[@demetriusmiddleton1246]

Thank goodness for 1.75x speed

[@goodoldblighty7481]

The narrator is the bloke from I.T uk tv series’s,he’s a comedian lol

[@glendaperkins9231]

Are you serious about him being a comedian? Talking about dying😥 all I can say is I'm going to die!!!!

[@zootsootful]

Hard to explain, but the narration lends a sad, heavy overtone to this otherwise enjoyable film.

[@dustywilly9155]

The narrator sounds like 'jack sparrows' brother.

[@siarheipilat8152]

9:55 music from Heroes of Might and Magic

[@allywilkeoutdoors3320]

Now I am hungry:-(

[@ronaldronca6060]

Is it irony or poetic justice to have a documentary, which includes brown bears, inviting a salmon to be your host.

[@albakreuk5830]

More about salmon then bears, & the galls seem to get just about as much play time as the bears.

[@theasiandoc]

The Joe Rogan podcast with the bear 🐻 story brought me here.

[@matthewpowell4884]

it's like the fish purely exist for food

[@MatthewLedZepfan]

This narration makes me fall asleep, why the hell is he whispering

[@warrensaunders766]

He whisper so that the animals don't hear him! Haha. Or maybe, he whispers because he know that you know that you shouldn't be watching this in bed, with no light save the harsh glow of you ipad. Hehe. I challenger you to come up with 48 more alternative reasons why the bloody narrator narrates using that special whisper ... divergent thinking ...

[@alin0791]

MatthewLedZepfan Because he is The Bear Whisperer! 🙂

[@youxarexmyxsunshine]

LMAO😂

[@monstermousse3837]

Would you rather Gilbert Godfrey?

[@deemellott6906]

He’s not whispering. It’s not a rock concert.

[@diegomoreno5927]

I imagine if Salmons could speak they would be full or all sorts of interesting facts

[@coletrick8748]

I didnt see a single Salmon conquer that water fall