You've seen the documentary about grizzly bears and plenty of great still photos of the behemoths. But National Geographic offers a new view into the world of the Alaskan grizzly bear: bear cam
The camera, at the McNeil River State Game Sanctuary, is turned on from 5 a.m. until 11 p.m. Alaska Standard Time (9 a.m. to 3 a.m. Eastern) and has eight presets to zoom in on where the animals are likely to be at any given hour. The bears brawl over salmon, cool off in the falls, sunbathe on the rocks and fatten up for the long, Alaska winter.
"The first thing [viewers] have to say is 'Oh, this is live.' That intrigues them," said Mike O'Meara, project manager for the Pratt Museum in Homer across Cook Inlet from the sanctuary. "Then they really get wrapped up in watching the bears. A lot of them are struck in how the bears interact and communicate with each other."
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Tried the internet address to view the webcam and was unable to access.
I clicked on the link just now and had no problem. It might be a timing thing. The cam is in operation from 9 a.m. to 3 a.m. only.
Try this address, too: www.ngm.com/wildcamgrizzlies
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