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About Alaska's Gigantic Grizzly Bears | Giant Grizzlies

The Kodiak Bear is a unique species of Grizzly, known to be the largest species of bear in the world, living along the Kodiak Archipelago of Southern Alaska. In this documentary, cinematographer Andreas journeys into the depths of the great Alaskan wilderness to find some of the largest grizzly bears in the US. In his expedition, he travels through some of Alaska's most remote areas with his friend Greg and learns more about how the native Alaskan population lives in some of the most inhospitable spots of the frigid US State.

Alaska's Gigantic Grizzly Bears | Giant Grizzlies is presented by Real Wild. Its listed runtime is 48 minutes. The source link and publisher attribution are provided with the embedded film.

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Title
Alaska's Gigantic Grizzly Bears | Giant Grizzlies
Category
Society
Runtime
48 minutes
Language
English
Publisher
Real Wild

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