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Cameraman’s Point of View Footage Shows What It’s Like to Almost Be Eaten by a Polar Bear

Jan. 4, 2013 7:22pm

A BBC cameraman was in the wild documenting a hungry polar bear’s eating habits when the animal diverted away from a seal’s hole toward the cameraman’s enclosed cart instead.

Although unfortunate to not witness the bear seeking out its natural prey– something we’ve all probably seen on a nature documentary — Gordon Buchanan was able to capture more unique footage. The bear saunters up to the cart where Buchanan is filming and he becomes increasingly nervous and excited.

“She’s enormous,” he said. “Gee whiz.”

BBC Cameraman Gordon Buchanan Films Polar Bear Attacking Him in Enclosed Cart

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

BBC Cameraman Gordon Buchanan Films Polar Bear Attacking Him in Enclosed Cart

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

Buchanan goes on to talk about how he has waited for this opportunity to see such animals up close. His encounter might have gotten as close as he might ever want it to though.

“The bear’s nose is thousands more powerful than mine. It’s gathering information before it approaches, like it would when stalking a seal.”

BBC Cameraman Gordon Buchanan Films Polar Bear Attacking Him in Enclosed Cart

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

As the bear tests the door, Buchanan rechecks the lock. The animal proceeds to rock the enclosed cart as it tries to get in. The attack continued for 45 minutes, according to the video’s description.

BBC Cameraman Gordon Buchanan Films Polar Bear Attacking Him in Enclosed Cart

(Image: YouTube screenshot)

Watch this brief clip of the encounter:

More of the footage will be featured on BBC Two in “The Polar Bear Family & Me” on January 7.

(H/T: Daily Mail)

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Comments (70)

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  • Lgbpop
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 9:19pm

    Forty-five minutes of THAT should teach that dope a lesson or two.

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    Lgbpop  
    • MIBUGNU2
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:12pm

      Someone please call Al Gore and tell him the polar bears are BAAAACK !!!
      Appears they didn’t all drown, like this dic*head predicted …… sure like to put that
      JERK out on the ice cap for a day or so, would be the end of that greedy BASTAR* !!!
      might include a few of the Global Warming Greenie Obamatards too !!! that would
      free up some of our wasted Tax Dollars… This solution is NOT complicated !!!

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  • burnteye86
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 5:04pm

    They’re so cute at that age

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  • A. NonyMoose
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:47pm

    Probably thought it was a drive through window. He wanted two all people patties, special tossed, crunchy knees, leaves and twigs on a sesame seed bun.

    Yep, I bet you sang along with that if you’re over 40.

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    A. NonyMoose  
    • DenverKitty
      Posted on January 6, 2013 at 11:34am

      Moose…I actually did!!! ROTFL!!

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    • Old Ogre
      Posted on January 6, 2013 at 1:00pm

      You forgot the little apple pie for desert ;-) Oh and those of us over 40 don’t eat there no more… It goes through me like water through a hose ;-(

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      Old Ogre  
  • billo
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:36pm

    Too bad the photographer didn’t try to escape and run for “safety”. Now that would have been some action video!

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    billo  
  • freelancer91
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 5:24am

    Truly fascinating creatures. They look so unassuming but you have to remember that they go for very long periods without food. That guy and his vehicle may as well have been a burger van.

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  • donkeykong
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 3:08am

    Sigh. I get a little tired of these types who try to
    get ‘noticed’ by intentionally putting themselves
    in harms way for publicity purposes. I find it odd the
    bear was so intent on getting to him – maybe he
    smeared some bacon grease inside to entice the
    bear? I wouldn’t put any of that past someone
    trying to make a buck off of stupid behavior.
    Remember that guy about 4 years ago who ‘thought’
    he was really getting ‘accepted’ by grizzly bears in Alaska?
    They ate him. DUH. How about the Aussie crocodile
    guy speared by the stingray? Same deal.
    I like wildlife, but wouldn’t trust many wild animals
    in my house. They are wild – plain and simple.

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    • Speed Racer
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 6:29am

      He wouldn’t have had to smear his body with bacon grease. As the guy in the video stated, polar bears are one of the few species of bear that are known to actively hunt human beings. Just the fact that he was anywhere on the ground near polar bears meant that his life could very well have been in danger. That’s one of the reasons why getting stranded in the artic is about the worst thing that can happen to you.

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    • jhrusky
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 5:07pm

      Lighten up, Francis.

      The guy was obviously getting pictures and footage for a Discovery Channel type program. A lot of people enjoy watching wildlife like this and have no way of actually getting out to see it first hand, thus this is the next best thing. Certainly there are unscrupulous people who do try to tease nature into performances, but professionals don’t have to — they know how to wait for the right moment.

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  • sizzlinsexybeckster
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:57am

    The bear is so beautiful!!! I love her! However, next time try to be a little more prepared… bear mace… just in case! http://www.amazon.com/Mace-80346-Bear-Pepper-Spray/dp/B0007VO7H4/ref=pd_sbs_indust_5

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  • Chrisrob63
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:45am

    Not so cute and cuddly when they are all grown up. Especially with their face stained with blood from a seal meal.

    For all you people who think the poor polar bears are drowning, they have webbed paws, are bouyant because of their fat layer and can swim up to 100 miles, so they will alway be able to get back to the polar pack or land before the berg floats too far.

    Also, they are the most dangerous land predator other than man, and current estimates put their numbers in the artic circle region at around 35,000 individuals, so they are in no danger of extinction.

    Considering their physical size(bigger than a grizzly and slightly larger than a kodiak) very few creatures would dare mess with them. Unless you want to end up like Grizzly Man(in its stomach) best not try to hug it or try to relate with it emotionally.

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    • donkeykong
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 3:18am

      Also, to my knowledge, the only bear that
      has never been made a ‘pet’ out of.
      Or at least I’ve never heard of same….

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      donkeykong  
    • snilloconator
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 8:07am

      I wouldn’t trust my life with any polar bear but this man has done it.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7rZTZBOrqQ

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    • mtman2
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 5:05pm

      Utube has video of a man that has a pet/friend Polar bear+ others! He swims with the full grown critter + wrestles too… It is absolutely riveting. Yes he hugs the bear + vice-versa. All livings things are incredible, but Polar bears + Emperor Penguins, on either end of the world are beyond words.

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  • DisposableWorker
    Posted on January 5, 2013 at 1:12am

    Beautiful creature.

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    DisposableWorker  
  • teacherbil
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 11:44pm

    Like a giant Kong toy with a treat in it.

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    teacherbil  
  • jharper
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:51pm

    I bet he wished he had taken a change of underwear! That’s probaby what th ear was smelling.

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    jharper  
  • The Woot
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:42pm

    Code Brown…….Code Brown…..

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    The Woot  
  • sparkyrules
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:17pm

    I know of a few progressives that should be air dropped in this bears general vicinity.Polar bears get hungry too..

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  • Evileye
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:21pm

    According to Environmentalist the Bear Does not like Human flesh!
    you just happen to be intruding in his neighborhood. And P–sed him off,
    So the same could be said for garbage Dumps,Seals,An Eskimo now and then.
    Or anything they can get there teeth into.

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    Evileye  
    • brigott
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:15am

      Polar bears are the only wild animal that will naturally stalk a human.

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      brigott  
    • jhrusky
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 5:09pm

      @ brigott

      I’ve heard that in the past, but a hunter I know swears up and down that wolves have stalked him and others in the woods as well.

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      jhrusky  
  • LeadNotFollow
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:45pm

    I’ve never liked polar bears. They eat innocent little seals.
    That bear would have eaten that man, without hesitation.
    It would not bother me one bit, if polar bears became instinct.
    Same with alligators and crocodiles. I would not miss them.

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    LeadNotFollow  
    • 3monkeysmomma
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 9:09pm

      As a native Floridian, Alligators usually only eat the annoying yappy little dogs of the annoying yappy New York transplants….so they do serve an important and positive purpose!

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    • jharper
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 10:43pm

      And seals eat innocent little fishes.

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      jharper  
    • Lgbpop
      Posted on January 5, 2013 at 9:14pm

      I’d like gators even more if they’d save the fur-covered footballs for dessert, and eat snowbirds as their main course…

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      Lgbpop  
  • stopprintn
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:27pm

    I vote to send Algore up there………….no cage!

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    stopprintn  
  • Eastinfection
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:07pm

    Polar Bear Stew

    Ingredients:

    400 pounds polar bear meat
    Water to cover
    300 tablespoons salt
    150 cups dried potato
    100 cups celery flakes
    100 packets of Lipton onion soup powder
    200 cups dehydrated carrots
    250 sticks of melted butter
    175 cups flour
    100 teaspoons garlic powder or garlic salt
    75 teaspoons of black pepper

    Cut meat into bite-sized pieces and boil in salted water for 3 1/2 hours or more. Then add dry vegetables; mix melted butter with flour, blend in seasonings and add to meat. Cook 15 minutes longer. Serves 950.

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  • pagraywolf
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:03pm

    What a great job to have!

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    pagraywolf  
  • silvermike
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:56pm

    It’s crunchewey

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  • ronin_6
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:56pm

    way cool

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    ronin_6  
  • The_Almighty_Creestof
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:55pm

    Well, I hope he either had a 44 magnum at the ready…or at least a clean pair of shorts.

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  • Stelex
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:50pm

    I see plenty of ice in the background…………Mr Gore???????

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    Stelex  
    • FISH_BONE
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:56pm

      I can look out the window and see that much ice. Its colder than hell here.

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      FISH_BONE  
    • Shamrock241
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:17pm

      This is clearly just a Lib dreaming as we all know the ice has all melted and all the polar bears died,simply because conservative are selfish and had to drive SUV’s.

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      Shamrock241  
  • ALL4FREEDOM
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:47pm

    I know what the bear is thinking: Oooooooh! Crunchy on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside!

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    ALL4FREEDOM  
  • PASSIONFORCHRIST
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:40pm

    He wants to better understand this bear? I believe this bear wants to get to taste him better!!
    LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    PASSIONFORCHRIST  
  • GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
    Posted on January 4, 2013 at 7:35pm

    “Hey human, please come out, is safe!!!…I’m Al Gozeera’s friend, just want to hug you, and be one with you”

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    GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas  
    • DadRocked
      Posted on January 4, 2013 at 8:10pm

      GB – Now that’s funny…few words that expressed so so much…
      Thanks…

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      DadRocked  
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