Nature's Great Race

Caribou Face a Gauntlet of Bears

The grizzles have just woken up from 6 months of hibernation, and they're starving. They badly need protein, and when the caribou pass through, they try to make the most of the opportunity to supplement their diet of roots and berries. The result is an area with one of the highest concentrations of grizzly bears on the planet.

Caribou Face a Gauntlet of Bears

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