“This magnificent nature documentary takes you to the heart of bear country, to the breathtaking beauty of the Kodiak Islands, the home of the noble Kodiak Bear”

This unique wildlife film brings you to one of the most remote places on earth to meet the Kodiak Bear (Ursus Arctos Middendorffi), the world's largest land predator.

Kodiak Island in the Gulf of Alaska, in the North Pacific Ocean, is home to the largest bear on earth. At least 2,500 bears live on the island and the animal is regarded as the world's biggest land predator, reaching an impressive four meters in height when standing on its hind legs.

Known as Alaska’s Emerald Isle, Kodiak Island provides a wealth of spectacular geographic features and habitats within a surprisingly small area. High mountains and valleys of thick brush have protected Kodiak's wildlife for centuries, and the isolated location has kept the progress of civilisation at a distance.

Wildlife abounds, from the majestic bald eagle to the amazing sockeye salmon, which swims thousands of miles back to its Kodiak birthplace to spawn… and die.

Film maker Stefan Quinth spent three years filming the Kodiak Bear and the wildlife of Kodiak Island. His film is a dramatic story about bear and salmon, beavers and eagles. But it is also a film about the thrill of meeting the giant bear eye to eye in its natural habitat.

This DVD is accompanied by a beautifully illustrated 24-page hardback reference book. Watch the close-up wildlife film and at the same time read the book to learn about habitats, diet, life cycle and more. The book is packed with intriguing facts, illustrations, photography and a 'Test your knowledge' quiz.

English narration by Eugene Fraser
Produced and directed by Stefan Quinth for Scandinature Films.

For a preview of this documentary watch the YouTube clip at the bottom of this page.

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