Welcome to bear country. Churchill polar bears and their behaviors. A guide to bear season and country by Kelsey Eliason. Recorded while hiding at Pangea house in Gananoque, the meadow rising from water over rocks. Tourists spread out over the globe. Bears poised over breathing wholes of the birthing dens of the inexperienced ring seal's. Bear facts. Play fighting. Day beds. Seasons dinners. Habitat needs are quite specific. South sides of lakes. Dens dug out of peat. Lightning fires and the south side of ponds. The ice forms. Salts water is heavier as it freezes. Shoreline and tidal zones. Northern rivers inflows and the speed of freeze up. Pancake ice. Churchill. Gather each fall. Tundra vehicles depart half way point. Military community to test both men and equipment at first tower. Wildlife viewing opportunity. Acclimatize. Gordon point. How to drive a buggy. Anticipate immediate behaviour and under estimating the curiosity of a polar bear. An angled is more likely to percieved as aggressive. Eye contact. Nose in the air for identification. Personal space. Smell is the strongest sense. Weather conditiobs and wind conditions. Contortions to read and gestures. Broadside. Assessment of the opponent. A lowered head. Swaying and lucking stress. A black tongue and extending upper lip. A low growl a warning. Sharing can get you on big trouble. Uncertainly. Mothers with cubs. Constant communication whether you are listening or not. Carefree or mimicking with upper lip extended. As a general rule. Battle left unscared. Discretion over valour. A nudge or bite. Intensity builds. Rise on the back haunches.
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