Polar Bears Spy on the Ice

[Chaffinch]

Who narrated this woderful programme, it sounded a bit like Gordon Buchanan, but I don't
think it was?

[dotty.]

I thought it was Niel Oliver at first

[Mick-Talbot]

David Tennant

[birdie1971]

Brilliant programme. The only thing that slightly irritated me was a couple of references to the bear's intelligence. On more than one occasion, the narrator spoke of the bear's 'surprising intelligence and curiosity'. I would have thought that a mammal that has evolved for several million years and continues to thrive in one of the most inhospitable habitats imaginable is self evidently curious and intelligent.

If Polar Bears were not intelligent and were therefore unable to adapt and solve relatively complex problems, they wouldn't now be around for us to film and admire.


I know my post is totally off-topic... it just bugs me how humans seem to be constantly 'surprised' that their fellow mammals are actually very, very intelligent indeed.

[Buenchico]

. . . and for anyone who hasn't seen the playful bears with the cameras:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/...-environment-12070732

[flip_flop]

An excellent example of why I think the licence fee is great value for money.

[China Doll]

Really loved this programme, they're such comical creatures at time. The cameras were an excellent idea too.

[milly143]

Mick is right, it was David Tennat.

I loved the programme too although I refuse to believe there was no human present for filming. Some of the camera shots were different from the ones you would get from the various cameras they showed and one of the spy cameras had made it's way down some pretty rocky area (you could see in the shot from another camera). How did that get there?

[Chaffinch]

I thought the programme was ace, I particularly liked the bit where the female bear, is teasing the male, before mating, go girl!!!

I also think there was other cameras there, but it was still brill

[flump1]

It was as has been said previously, an absolute joy to watch....made a very pleasant change from the garbage usually on television .