BBC - Bears: Spies in the woods
30 November 2004, 10:14 PM
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BBC - Bears: Spies in the woods
Excellent program, using same technic's as "spies in the herd".
The beeb at its best!
When do you see programs like this on ITV, C4 or C5 (Not going to bother saying sky!).
The beeb at its best!
When do you see programs like this on ITV, C4 or C5 (Not going to bother saying sky!).
30 November 2004, 10:58 PM
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Agreed, excellent footage, although the John West salmon advert kept popping into my mind! 
I was skeptical they could fool bears with those covert cameras because of their sense of smell. I would love to know what they did to the cameras to "dehumanise" them!
The mirrored "stealth" camera was good, but you can't help but wonder what would happen if a bear got close enought to see his own reflection in it!
I was skeptical they could fool bears with those covert cameras because of their sense of smell. I would love to know what they did to the cameras to "dehumanise" them!
The mirrored "stealth" camera was good, but you can't help but wonder what would happen if a bear got close enought to see his own reflection in it!
!! Amazing!
30 November 2004, 11:37 PM
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Its great watching bears "do" things because it gives you an appreciation of their strength. The footage showing them flipping rocks on the beach was a good example. How many times have you done the macho thing trying to turn a large rock over on wet sand? You have to overcome the suction of the sand plus the weight of the rock but watching the bears do it there was some large rocks going over there, it was like watching a JCB arm at work - no yield, just power! Perfect example of mechanical advantage gained at the expense of movement range. The muscle is connected further from the joint than our own muscles, plus their muscle bulk is obviously superior to our own. 
As an aside, did anyone see that documentary that was on a few years back about the bloke who had an ambition to build a bear proof suit and then test it against a bear? It was a classic!
As an aside, did anyone see that documentary that was on a few years back about the bloke who had an ambition to build a bear proof suit and then test it against a bear? It was a classic!
the background music was great too - totally complimented the bears Trending Topics
01 December 2004, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by GC8
Were the BBC able to confirm that bears sh*t in the woods?
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