Sunday 22 December, 2024

WATCH: Hungry polar bear meets man in Perspex box

Incredible footage of a close encounter.

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WILDLIFE CAMERAMAN Gordon Buchanan put himself in a reinforced Perspex box in the Arctic, to film animals close up for new BBC series The Polar Bear Family And Me.

We’re not sure he meant quite this close up.

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WATCH: Hungry polar bear meets man in Perspex box

Spiders, monkeys and muddy frogs: pics from London Zoo’s stocktake>

VIDEO: Is that Superman, actually flying overhead?>