The Polar Bear Family & Me
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons.
- 2013-2013
- 1 season
- Documentary, Action & Adventure
Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan follows a wild polar bear family over three seasons.
Season 1 Episode Guide
3 Episodes 2013
Episode 1
Spring
Tue, Jan 1, 2013 59 mins
Gordon, and arctic survival experts travel by boat to far flung Svalbard. They manage to find a polar bear birth den and meet mother 'Lyra' and her cubs 'Miki' and 'Luca' as they emerge from their den. Little is still known about polar bears family life because no one has been able to follow them this closely before.
Episode 2
Summer
Tue, Jan 1, 2013 59 mins
Gordon and the team return to Svalbard in mid-June on the trail of 'Lyra' and her cubs, 'Miki' and 'Luca'. Gordon works with scientists to try to understand how his polar bear family are surviving the unusual arctic weather.
Episode 3
Autumn
Tue, Jan 1, 2013 59 mins
They have been away for six weeks and don't know if either bear is still alive. Lyra's collar hasn't sent a signal for a month - finding her this time will be a huge challenge. But Gordon does find her - and Miki is alive. Times are tough though. Lyra is very thin and has been reduced to eating moss and seaweed.
