March 01, 2021 - 6:07 AM
Filming a polar bear just inches from its nose, close enough to see its breath fog up the lens, was a career highlight for Jeff Thrasher.
The CBC producer is part of the team behind Arctic Vets, a new show that follows the day-to-day operations at Assiniboine Park Conservancy in Winnipeg. It was breathing warm air onto the lens. I was thinking, Wow, there s nothing between me and this polar bear, Thrasher said, who filmed the shot using a GoPro camera up in Churchill, Man.
The show is also the first time cameras have been allowed in the Winnipeg facility, which houses Arctic animals like seals, polar bears and muskox.
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Winnipeg Free Press
Polar perspectives
Pair of CBC shows get up close and personal with Manitoba s favourite bruins, and the people who care for them By: Alan Small | Posted: 7:00 PM CST Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
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Polar bears have a tantalizing combination of ferocity, mysteriousness and charm that people find irresistible.
They are the world’s largest bears, apex predators that hunt and feed on ringed seals, which are about the size and weight of a bantamweight boxer. Without a rifle, a pugilist wouldn’t stand much of a chance against a polar bear either.
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