blood on ice in the Arctic is not a sign of death it’s an affirmation of life for
of death it’s an affirmation of life for
of death it’s an affirmation of life for me it was life in the Arctic it was a
me it was life in the Arctic it was a
me it was life in the Arctic it was a hunt so the polar bears are currently
hunt so the polar bears are currently
hunt so the polar bears are currently here on the sea ice looking for seals
here on the sea ice looking for seals
here on the sea ice looking for seals their favorite food now here you see the
their favorite food now here you see the
their favorite food now here you see the female and the cub running as fast as
female and the cub running as fast as
female and the cub running as fast as they possibly can now you rarely see
they possibly can now you rarely see
they possibly can now you rarely see that and it’s the only thing that would
that and it’s the only thing that would
that and it’s the only thing that would make a female run like that is being
make a female run like that is being
make a female run like that is being threatened by an adult male normally the
threatened by an adult male normally the
threatened by an adult male normally the male’s don’t chase them particularly the
male’s don’t chase them particularly the
male’s don’t chase them particularly the females are very fast but when they’ve
females are very fast but when they’ve
females are very fast but when they’ve got a little cub with them like that
got a little cub with them like that
got a little cub with them like that they run more slowly and so it’s
they run more slowly and so it’s
they run more slowly and so it’s possible for a male to to catch up
possible for a male to to catch up
possible for a male to to catch up unfortunately the male was just gaining
unfortunately the male was just gaining
unfortunately the male was just gaining on them the whole time the cub was
on them the whole time the cub was
on them the whole time the cub was falling back and at one stage the mother
falling back and at one stage the mother
falling back and at one stage the mother turned and tried to defend but the male
turned and tried to defend but the male
turned and tried to defend but the male basically just ran straight past her and
basically just ran straight past her and
basically just ran straight past her and in the end the cub dived into a little
in the end the cub dived into a little
in the end the cub dived into a little pool and the males and straight after
pool and the males and straight after
pool and the males and straight after the female actually jumped in there as
the female actually jumped in there as
the female actually jumped in there as well but it was all too late the male
well but it was all too late the male
well but it was all too late the male had the head the cub
the loss of a cub is very traumatic for
the loss of a cub is very traumatic for her but the important thing is for her
her but the important thing is for her
her but the important thing is for her to save her own life and she quickly
to save her own life and she quickly
to save her own life and she quickly changes from being a bit defensive of
changes from being a bit defensive of
changes from being a bit defensive of her cub and trying to protect it you’re
her cub and trying to protect it you’re
her cub and trying to protect it you’re realizing there’s no longer any hope and
realizing there’s no longer any hope and
realizing there’s no longer any hope and that the best thing for her to do is
that the best thing for her to do is
that the best thing for her to do is leave and get as far away as possible as
leave and get as far away as possible as
leave and get as far away as possible as soon as possible
to witness something that obviously is
to witness something that obviously is just normal in the life of a polar bear
just normal in the life of a polar bear
just normal in the life of a polar bear but for all of us been seeing the first
but for all of us been seeing the first
but for all of us been seeing the first time just off the chef I think was very
time just off the chef I think was very
time just off the chef I think was very very emotional certainly was really hard
very emotional certainly was really hard
very emotional certainly was really hard to look away I watched the entire scene
to look away I watched the entire scene
to look away I watched the entire scene through my binoculars but it was painful
through my binoculars but it was painful
through my binoculars but it was painful to see that I mean sure you understand
to see that I mean sure you understand
to see that I mean sure you understand that this is life in the Arctic and this
that this is life in the Arctic and this
that this is life in the Arctic and this is something we know about polar bear
is something we know about polar bear
is something we know about polar bear biology but to see it is really dramatic
biology but to see it is really dramatic
biology but to see it is really dramatic in the late summer like that you don’t
in the late summer like that you don’t
in the late summer like that you don’t see very many seals up on the ice in
see very many seals up on the ice in
see very many seals up on the ice in these open areas so the amount of
these open areas so the amount of
these open areas so the amount of available food for a polar bear is is
available food for a polar bear is is
available food for a polar bear is is quite reduced one of the only things
quite reduced one of the only things
quite reduced one of the only things that’s left to eat is in fact Cubs of
that’s left to eat is in fact Cubs of
that’s left to eat is in fact Cubs of various ages the footage itself is a is
various ages the footage itself is a is
various ages the footage itself is a is quite rare but the event probably isn’t
quite rare but the event probably isn’t
quite rare but the event probably isn’t it’s likely something that it will occur
it’s likely something that it will occur
it’s likely something that it will occur more often as more and more ice melts
more often as more and more ice melts
more often as more and more ice melts through climate change and food becomes
through climate change and food becomes
through climate change and food becomes less readily available to polar bears on
less readily available to polar bears on
less readily available to polar bears on the ice
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