Terrifying Encounter with Arctic Polar Bear | Operation Arctic | BBC Earth Unplugged

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A polar bear approaches the film crew's vehicle, creating a tense and dangerous situation. Watch as they navigate the encounter in the heart of the Arctic wilderness. Will they escape safely?
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Taken from 'Operation Arctic' (2016)
Once a year, hundreds of polar bears gather on the shores of the Hudson Bay in Canada, on the edge of the Canadian Arctic. They've been starving for months, but the wait for food is almost over. The sea ice is forming, and the bears will soon be able to set off into their frozen hunting grounds for the winter. For a few short weeks every autumn, polar bears outnumber people in the tiny Canadian town of Churchill, Manitoba.
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@earthunplugged 13 дней назад

How would you react? 😬

@FMFvideos 13 дней назад

drop and roll

@eamonahern7495 13 дней назад

I'd be driving away well before the bear could get that close.

@steveosworld 13 дней назад

shit my knickers

@fillhixx 9 дней назад

Perhaps smear myself in my own feces and urine. Likely unintentional….

@janetmcintyre2428 8 дней назад

Ask yourself, why am I instigating a bear attack? All animals are living their own life..we humans, should understand, wild life, is wild...leave them alone to live.

@Erin-uz2gf 8 дней назад

Another "the bear let the human live" moment there. Notoriety supersedes respect and intelligence.

@Boris_Chang 7 дней назад

Two polar bears are standing in front of a smashed up igloo. One bear says to the other: “I love these things-crunchy on the outside and chewy on the inside.”

@jimmypage1517 6 дней назад

White sharks say the same thing

@johnpatmos1722 День назад

The Far Side

@toothlessseer3153 13 дней назад

_The film crew was incredibly ignorant and should have started the vehicle at least 30 seconds earlier..._ REASON being: A polar bear is used to punching through thick layers of ice to get at seals. Its natural behavior is to punch through ice to get at its prey. To the bear, the glass on that vehicle would be like punching through cling-wrap; its paws would be inside before they had time to react.

@maribellemontero6119 13 дней назад

I agree with you.

@rahim9nine День назад

I love how the armchair experts love to criticise the actual experts all the time

@toothlessseer3153 День назад

@@rahim9nine Timothy Treadwell was one such actual expert. He and his girlfriend were eaten by a bear.

@Fiyaaaahh 13 дней назад

"They can punch through a window very very easily" Yet they let him get right up close to the car and put his paws on the window. That's Darwin award material.

@bjornsundberg1947 2 дня назад

The window wasn't even up when the bear was right under it.

@consciousbubble 13 дней назад

Why would you even turn off that engine mate!!

@roybm3124 13 дней назад

That was way to close, huge risk.

@Xetairex 9 дней назад

“Too”

@adamhuffman3354 7 дней назад

Yea by the look that bear was giving his intent is to EAT! People!

@Big_AL_Nowitzki 7 дней назад

Omg it was soooo close 🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱🥱

@Xetairex 7 дней назад

@@adamhuffman3354 Polar bears will attack humans with the intent to eat them. Yes. That’s because polar bears are the apex predators with fewer and fewer prey available every year, thanks to global warming shrinking their hunting habitat. They are opportunistic and will try to make a meal out of any prey if they can, including humans.

@djshauny1264 День назад

@markbergemann1894 9 дней назад

Should have left before the bear got to the car. They’ve acclimated the bear to approaching vehicles. They handled ‘terror’ pretty nonchalantly. So, that word in the title was just to get us to click. Pretty foul on a number of levels.

@Olifantenstaart 13 дней назад

0:38 I can’t bear all the puns

@earthunplugged 13 дней назад

Now that's just a bear-faced lie! 😉

@CastleKnight7 9 дней назад

Barely a day goes by without pausing for thought.

@aclark903 7 дней назад

@@CastleKnight7Was that a bipolar bear?

@keijulkyl 7 дней назад

Once that bear clocked him with his nose, it was all over.

@davehughes53 7 дней назад

This is why you don’t go bear watching unless you are driving

@OLBICHL 12 дней назад

that was a bit reckless... the cost of your safety isn't worth a close-up shot of the bear

@marcfitzhenry7581 8 дней назад

yes it is.

@XavierGr 13 дней назад

Last video posted.... 4 years ago! What the hell happened to this channel?

@FMFvideos 13 дней назад

they forgot the password, but they remember now

@earthunplugged 13 дней назад

We've been exploring and may have got a bit lost…but keep an eye on the channel for some exciting changes coming soon!

@jonm7272 12 дней назад

They got eaten by polar bears 😂

@vincentvega5686 10 дней назад

they got unplugged 🤣🤣🤣

@miked8754 7 дней назад

they went back to get a better picture of that polar bear 😂😂

@brianjimenez5616 5 дней назад

His driver side door isn't even closed right. Super crazy.

@nihilusdirus 10 дней назад

It's honestly a little tragic that polar bears are so dangerous that they cant be allowed to be curious in the way black bears are. It's nice seeing and hearing about animals being curious about humans around their environment, like foxes climbing on a cameraman's back, birds preening themselves on someone's shoe, fish following particular divers every time they see them, etc But predators like polar bears and some sharks are so almost instantly deadly that they get denied the ability to explore the new thing in their environment, even when theyre not being aggrssive - because it's just not wise to take the risk. I love animal behavior and how when given opportunities they're curious and playful, and wonder what we could observe from such apex predators if they weren't such a threat to us

@TheAlex8675309 8 дней назад

We are more afraid than we need to be. I live around black bears ( and wolves). My rule is, don’t hog the cheetos. Bears need to eat. They like their space, they’re mostly non aggressive. I think the polar bears are being starved by hunting , sealing, and climate change. That will make them more opportunistic and dangerous. You’ll notice that once the car moves, the bear moves on. Just looking. We bring so much unneeded fear to our animal encounters. Bring love and wonder and respect instead. It’s a beautiful world

@nihilusdirus 8 дней назад

@@TheAlex8675309 black bears behave entirely differently than polar bears. Polar bears have for as long as humans have interacted, eaten everything they can encounter because they don't know when they'll encounter another. And there's no warding them off without killing them - military personnel in the Arctic have stories after stories of having to literally use explosive devices to kill a polar bear because it wouldn't stop attacking a person no matter what they shot it with.

@karagounis9469 7 дней назад

@@TheAlex8675309you do realize that polar bears behaviour is very different from black bears or wolfs?! Just giving them space won't save you. Unlike brown bears or black bears who usually only attack humans if they invade their space or come to close to their offspring, polar bears absolutely see humans as prey

@samia6888 10 часов назад

@@TheAlex8675309please don’t take the chance, your life is too precious.

@PenelopePitstop0078 8 дней назад

Oh Lord, when the big boy put half his force, if that, into his push, I about stroked out. Awesome capture❣️

@Valerie-v9e 12 дней назад

Beautiful animals

@PepeDalinShow 11 дней назад

Looks so cute and cuddly.

@gcruishank9663 13 часов назад

"40, 50 feet"? That's crazy.

@larscandland4072 13 дней назад

I forgot I subscribed to this channel

@earthunplugged 13 дней назад

We're glad you're still here! Keep an eye out for some exciting changes coming to the channel soon!

@conradomota1000 12 дней назад

My thoughts exactly 😂

@schmatever 13 дней назад

I think it got them in the end, hence why no more videos....

@earthunplugged 13 дней назад

We're still alive! More videos are on their way along with some exciting changes soon…

@Querencia7779 7 дней назад

Have you not seen Black Bears open car doors? Get away. Get the car started!

@antoniotula262 6 дней назад

1:25 "If he gets too close, you can start the engine. " By the time he actually started the engine, the bear was on its hind legs standing right next to their truck with paws on glass it could've very easily broken. Maybe start engine now and put foot on brake while truck is in drive.

@trinasyoutube 6 дней назад

Omg that was beautiful & crazy.

@thesaintst1851 День назад

The only species of bear that actively hunts humans… scary

@freddygaulman5493 День назад

Whats even crazier is knowing there are adults who will take their children to "experience" shit like this smh

@larrymarkowitz8386 6 дней назад

I’m guessing the bear prefers the humans in bag to that noisy can.

@cormacwilkie1725 8 дней назад

Should be forty or fifty yards , not feet .

@jrosealmendras88 8 дней назад

Amazing❤❤

@DeRussellMasina 12 часов назад

"40 50 feet"....you mean YARDS right sir?! 😅

@almVancouver 6 дней назад

Bear: Yum, canned food.

@ianaspinall7948 7 дней назад

Internet bear experts... ASSEMBLE

@atownofbigheads 13 дней назад

How would I react ?? Probably change my diapers for a start

@D8V1Dx 13 дней назад

4 years later

@earthunplugged 13 дней назад

Sorry! We've been exploring and may have got a bit lost…

@calexico66 7 дней назад

The bear is looking at canned and hasn't a can opener.

@jimmypage1517 6 дней назад

I guess I missed the terrifying part

@Olliethesnowman 9 дней назад

I bet that scared you a bit ha ha

@rancidcrawfish 11 дней назад

A completely avoidable "terrifying encounter"

@TheAlex8675309 8 дней назад

Just looking for the crisps bag! Bears are hungry. . Never hog the cheetos🤠

@lizmrjas5352 8 дней назад

good thing the crew is quick to discern and pack up 💪👍🏆 though exciting close encounter 😅❤️✅💯

@patty109109 9 дней назад

I didn’t see the part where it supposed to be terrifying

@stephenalex4345 8 дней назад

Go that close to a bear and tell me how you feel.

@karagounis9469 7 дней назад

Just letting a polar bear that close to your car is absolutely dangerous as they perceive humans as prey and (unlike Lions) are aware of people within cars

@jonquiogue6755 5 дней назад

Wow that was pretty crazy not to start the car once the polar bear got soo close too the Suv...😲 even that young that young male would of easily smashed the window.... Very dangerous and so lucky!!!

@itsallinthehead 6 дней назад

“If it’s black, fight back. If it’s brown, lay down. If it’s white, good night.” Remember this old saying in bear country.

@nr126 7 дней назад

It will smash your window and Drag you out

@einundsiebenziger5488 11 дней назад

"Arctic polar bear" is redundant as polar bears only exist in the arctic.

@nihilusdirus 10 дней назад

Person probably got tied up between wanting to say "Arctic bear" and "polar bear" and accidentally said both tbf, we all have slip ups where we accidentally say two synonyms that make our statement redundant. My family and I keep a running tab on how many redundancies we accidentally say when hanging out, and "wet soggy towel" is one that comes to mind lmao

@matthew-jy5jp 13 дней назад

What a special and amazing experience that must have been. To see Apollo bear and it's own habitat in the wild it's so special.

@ceulgai2817 13 дней назад

4 years!

@maribellemontero6119 13 дней назад

Powerful animal...too risky.

@ok__6441 5 дней назад

Imagine if the car doesn’t start 😮😮😮

@fablewalls 12 дней назад

And that was just a small sub-adult male....

@snowgorilla9789 7 дней назад

He saw his lunch box

@DonFonzarelli-uq9yx 7 дней назад

He just wanted a bottle of coca cola.

@GamerplayerWT 11 дней назад

Dodgy, yes. Terrifying? No.

@TheCzexperience 9 дней назад

@BBC Earth Unplugged, “Terrifying” is a bit of a misnomer. You could’ve gone a less pathetic route and titled it something like “Dicey Encounter…”, and I still would have watched it. You don’t need to resort to these sad clickbait tactics.

@Luvacanuck 8 дней назад

“Arctic” polar bears…as opposed to…?😂😂

@JackClayton123 7 дней назад

Obviously Antarctic polar bears! They’re so much more dangerous, as no one has ever made it back alive to tell of their sighting.

@Luvacanuck 7 дней назад

@@JackClayton123 🤣 Thank you! Cheers,

@JohnH-mo5mb 6 дней назад

Arctic polar bear? Is there any other?

@johnmcintyre1965 8 дней назад

Had it been a full size male it would have definitely pushed thru' the window and had itself an all you can eat human buffet!

@freedomcave6127 8 дней назад

These guys are fools.

@LiraeNoir 13 дней назад

Does anyone know what this "second body" is on the camera? 0:22 on the left, the grey box between the lens and the body itself. Seems way to big to just be the motor for the focus.

@flyingshutters3438 13 дней назад

External power zoom I think (for operating the zoom ring with that rocker switch on the top). Either that or a follow focus unit.

@charmainebbl 6 дней назад

did he just call a wild animal a juvenile delinquent? lmao what we are in their territory? we are the ones being stupid.

@dave23992 7 дней назад

Someone show Joe rogan this 😂

@peterwaugh5881 9 дней назад

Get out of shot, Gordon. We want to see the wildlife.

@alexanderg1935 13 дней назад

They're not big cats. Being inside a vehicle doesn't turn you into a bigger animal. They see humans as prey and will try to smash through regardless. Their guide was right to be cautious.

@davidsuch8942 2 дня назад

So cautious, his buffer zone is less than 50 feet. There's no way that's a reasonable safety net for his old, slow ass.

@writerconsidered 9 дней назад

Not a bad bear. Just a bear being a bear. Get out of their territory.

@SoloPerICommenti 13 дней назад

Bear with me

@georgiosyiannakou5537 8 дней назад

Click bait! I mean it can be dangerous but nothing to see here.

@ibnfaqir9223 13 дней назад

Don't worry. Pretty sure they had guys with shotguns around ready to shoot the bear on command. Mind you, the bear had nothing to do with this, it's in its natural habitat.

@sqw1881 13 дней назад

Yes, at least if this is on Svalbard. There you're required by law to have at least one person in the group with a gun, if you leave inhabited places.

@jonm7272 12 дней назад

So a bear would have been killed due to the reckless stupidity of the film crew?