1 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:22,799 The Arctic. 2 00:00:27,920 --> 00:00:33,079 Anyone north of the Arctic Circle If you want to survive, you have to be strong. 3 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:37,799 Have to expect ice and snow. At any time. 4 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:42,879 The biggest and by far most unknown part - 5 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:48,119 - this inhospitable region belongs to Russia. 6 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:04,839 Russia's Arctic is enough over 6,000 kilometers. 7 00:01:07,240 --> 00:01:10,319 From the Norwegian border to Alaska. 8 00:01:10,520 --> 00:01:14,319 Endless deserts of ice and storms surrounded islands - 9 00:01:14,520 --> 00:01:16,799 - with mysterious names: 10 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:22,359 Novaya Semyla, Taymir or the legendary Wrangel Island. 11 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:29,639 The ice starts in March to break the White Sea. 12 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,439 In the west of the Russian Arctic. 13 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:40,239 Thousands of harp seals gather now. 14 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:44,039 To give birth to their young. 15 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:57,359 The seal mother always holds an ice hole free. 16 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,199 Right next to her offspring. 17 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,359 She can always show up there. 18 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,319 Seal pups weigh at birth only 10 kilos. 19 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,959 Less than a tenth their mothers. 20 00:02:23,160 --> 00:02:26,159 It's for the little ones now only important: 21 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:29,439 Eat and grow. And quickly. 22 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:32,479 Seals only feed for 12 days. 23 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,919 The little ones are left alone afterwards. 24 00:02:36,120 --> 00:02:38,759 Until her dark fur is finished. 25 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,839 And they set off into the sea alone. 26 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:46,479 They are still white now and cute. 27 00:02:46,680 --> 00:02:50,559 They wait impatiently for the next meal. 28 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:55,239 Mother and child greet each other for feeding. 29 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,879 About seven times a day. 30 00:03:17,640 --> 00:03:20,519 Seal milk is extremely nutritious. 31 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:23,559 It contains 42 percent fat. 32 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:36,639 The babies eat about 2 kilos per day to. They weigh about 35 kilos, - 33 00:03:37,280 --> 00:03:40,279 - if the mothers stop breastfeeding. 34 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,119 This is good for their later life. 35 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:59,159 A male seal does attention to yourself. 36 00:03:59,800 --> 00:04:02,159 The mating season is approaching. 37 00:04:02,360 --> 00:04:05,239 But the seal lady is dismissive. 38 00:04:05,880 --> 00:04:08,279 Bubbles might help. 39 00:04:11,600 --> 00:04:13,799 The admirer is stubborn. 40 00:04:23,640 --> 00:04:27,039 But she is real not in the mood. 41 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:40,239 Young harp seals see their mothers not again after breastfeeding. 42 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:45,599 They are well fed safe for now. 43 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:49,399 On the ice floes in the White Sea. 44 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,439 Polar bears almost never come to this region. 45 00:04:55,080 --> 00:05:00,639 The largest land predators on earth are far out on the polar sea. 46 00:05:01,280 --> 00:05:05,959 There's more loot. A she-bear with almost grown boys. 47 00:05:06,600 --> 00:05:09,599 They rarely meet other members of their own species. 48 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:14,279 The sea ice is at the end of winter its greatest extent. 49 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,919 The ice will melt soon. 50 00:05:18,120 --> 00:05:21,719 The Kings of the Arctic then have to go on land. 51 00:05:24,160 --> 00:05:26,159 Mid-May. 52 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,319 4,000 kilometers further in the east: in North Yakutia. 53 00:05:30,960 --> 00:05:34,399 One of the rarest birds on earth has here - 54 00:05:35,040 --> 00:05:38,799 - built his nest in winter: a snow crane. 55 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:42,039 There is only 2,000 to 3,000. 56 00:05:42,240 --> 00:05:44,639 They only breed in Russia. 57 00:05:45,280 --> 00:05:49,639 Snow cranes need deserted, endless wilderness. 58 00:05:49,840 --> 00:05:52,919 Just Russia's arctic tundra she offers. 59 00:05:53,560 --> 00:05:57,559 The birds react very nervously for any disruption. 60 00:05:57,760 --> 00:06:01,159 Such recordings are therefore extremely rare. 61 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:21,519 Wrangel Island lies again 1,000 kilometers further east. 62 00:06:22,720 --> 00:06:25,719 Alaska isn't far from here. 63 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,479 Snow geese arrive in May. 64 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:33,399 From their North American wintering areas. 65 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,679 Close to the island the Bering Strait. 66 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:42,519 50,000 pairs of geese live in the only breeding colony in Russia - 67 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,159 - a high valley. 68 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:49,239 The arctic fox in winter fur awaits her. 69 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:55,199 He is always hungry. But the geese are defensive. 70 00:07:10,280 --> 00:07:13,279 The May sun is already strong. 71 00:07:13,440 --> 00:07:18,919 But the geese's breeding grounds are still there snowy. The only thing that helps is waiting. 72 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:25,439 The snow-free places are getting bigger every day. 73 00:07:25,920 --> 00:07:30,919 They are important feeding places for geese and snipe birds. 74 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:35,999 Especially the little birds are exhausted after the long train. 75 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,639 You urgently need to recharge your batteries now. 76 00:07:49,520 --> 00:07:53,599 Winter is never far away in the Russian Arctic. 77 00:07:53,880 --> 00:07:58,679 Polar air masses leave the weather change in a flash. 78 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:08,239 The temperature is closest Dropped to minus 10 degrees tomorrow. 79 00:08:10,920 --> 00:08:15,959 His thick winter fur protects him the arctic fox from wind and cold. 80 00:08:16,160 --> 00:08:20,119 It is constantly looking for victims the harsh weather. 81 00:08:20,880 --> 00:08:24,359 The snow geese have enough reserves - 82 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:28,679 - for a few days without food. They wait. 83 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,319 You save energy. Like the skuas. 84 00:08:33,280 --> 00:08:36,879 Not everyone suffers under the onset of winter. 85 00:08:37,520 --> 00:08:40,919 Musk oxen are special well armed - 86 00:08:41,560 --> 00:08:46,239 - against extreme cold. They were here all winter. 87 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:50,639 In contrast to migratory birds. At minus 40 degrees. 88 00:08:55,560 --> 00:09:00,399 Colossi related to goats were extinct here. 89 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:05,079 They were born in the mid-70s resettled. 90 00:09:05,280 --> 00:09:07,919 They reproduce very well. 91 00:09:08,560 --> 00:09:12,039 The onset of winter lasts already a week. 92 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:14,199 Unusually long. 93 00:09:14,840 --> 00:09:17,919 The birds find in frost hardly any food. 94 00:09:18,560 --> 00:09:21,719 Piping plovers, turnstones and sandpipers - 95 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:25,079 - sit tightly packed. 96 00:09:25,720 --> 00:09:28,479 To protect against the icy wind. 97 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,919 It is for some of them already too late. 98 00:09:39,040 --> 00:09:42,039 The power of the sun ultimately wins. 99 00:09:42,680 --> 00:09:47,759 Meltwater finds a way over snowfields. 100 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:03,439 The tundra rivers are overcrowded for a short time. 101 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:14,999 The Arctic is finally giving ground free for the snow goose colony. 102 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:21,879 Turmoil among the geese: A wolf crosses the valley. 103 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:27,319 He doesn't seem to care to be interested in the birds. 104 00:10:27,960 --> 00:10:30,759 The geese are even more so for him. 105 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:38,279 They literally chase the wolf. 106 00:10:38,920 --> 00:10:41,919 Albeit at a safe distance. 107 00:10:47,400 --> 00:10:50,639 The uninvited guest disappears at the end. 108 00:10:50,840 --> 00:10:54,359 But there is no all-clear in the colony. 109 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:59,079 Browse polar foxes the breeding grounds daily. 110 00:10:59,720 --> 00:11:04,599 The geese are prepared for this. The female breeds. 111 00:11:05,240 --> 00:11:09,159 The gander remains ready for defense nearby. 112 00:11:09,800 --> 00:11:12,599 The fox has respect for him. 113 00:11:15,560 --> 00:11:20,759 Due to the onset of winter many geese gave up their clutch. 114 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:23,359 Easy prey for the fox. 115 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,999 He finds more than he can eat. 116 00:11:27,200 --> 00:11:29,399 He'll worry about that later. 117 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:36,759 He digs hundreds of such hiding places. 118 00:11:37,400 --> 00:11:42,599 The eggs stay fresh for months in the cold tundra soil. 119 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,599 The abandoned nests will soon be cleared out. 120 00:11:51,240 --> 00:11:54,639 It's getting more difficult now for the fox. 121 00:12:00,040 --> 00:12:03,839 It tests defensive readiness the gander. 122 00:12:04,040 --> 00:12:08,439 Do they show weaknesses, the fox doesn't let up. 123 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,839 Done! The fox can carry only one egg away. 124 00:12:24,480 --> 00:12:28,279 But he remembers where he was successful. 125 00:12:32,360 --> 00:12:35,759 This time he goes straight to attack. 126 00:12:45,280 --> 00:12:47,679 The goose has no chance. 127 00:12:47,880 --> 00:12:49,879 She loses egg after egg. 128 00:12:50,080 --> 00:12:53,359 She only has one thing left. Until now! 129 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,599 End of June. 130 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:36,999 Summer is coming in the Russian Arctic. 131 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:53,879 The tundra shows for a short time their hidden treasures. 132 00:13:58,880 --> 00:14:02,199 Arctic poppy, silverwort and catchfly. 133 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:33,799 The breeding season is now in full swing. 134 00:14:35,080 --> 00:14:37,079 lapwing plover, - 135 00:14:38,640 --> 00:14:42,039 - Snow Bunting and Eider Duck - 136 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:44,879 - enjoy the warm days. 137 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,999 The temperatures are often just above zero degrees. 138 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:56,479 Sleet is common. The animals are used to it. 139 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,919 But this time it will happen heavy snowfall. 140 00:15:01,560 --> 00:15:05,679 He's burying in a few hours the summer among themselves. 141 00:15:14,120 --> 00:15:17,479 The eider duck is allowed to don't stir. 142 00:15:18,120 --> 00:15:20,519 Or her brood is lost. 143 00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:37,999 She persistently defies the weather. 144 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,959 The musk oxen are also suffering. 145 00:15:43,160 --> 00:15:45,359 They can endure cold. 146 00:15:46,000 --> 00:15:49,319 But wet snow soaks her fur. 147 00:15:52,680 --> 00:15:56,879 The small group with an old bull is nervous. 148 00:15:57,520 --> 00:16:01,719 A second bull approaches purposefully from the valley. 149 00:16:03,160 --> 00:16:08,039 The old bull takes a threatening stance: lowered, slanted head. 150 00:16:08,680 --> 00:16:13,679 Present the opponents her powerful body sides. 151 00:16:21,000 --> 00:16:23,999 The new one approaches the females. 152 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:31,079 A cow smells interesting. 153 00:16:31,280 --> 00:16:33,679 But it's still too early. 154 00:16:34,320 --> 00:16:37,999 Mating season is just around the corner in August/September. 155 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:40,799 The old bull has had enough. 156 00:16:41,440 --> 00:16:44,039 He challenges his rival. 157 00:16:56,920 --> 00:16:59,719 There is only a short scuffle. 158 00:17:00,360 --> 00:17:05,559 The musk oxen are first really fight in a few months. 159 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:19,159 The snow can don't last long. 160 00:17:19,360 --> 00:17:21,559 The July sun is too strong. 161 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:24,839 She reveals the view - 162 00:17:25,040 --> 00:17:29,399 - to the distant past the Wrangel Island. 163 00:17:30,360 --> 00:17:33,759 Ivory. Rinsed free from the permafrost. 164 00:17:34,400 --> 00:17:37,199 Mammoths still lived on Wrangel, - 165 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:40,919 - than they do elsewhere were already extinct. 166 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,959 The tusk is only 4,000 years young. 167 00:17:45,600 --> 00:17:49,999 A remnant of the really Last of their kind. 168 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:03,199 Some contemporaries of the mammoths made it to the present day. 169 00:18:05,080 --> 00:18:07,079 Reindeer. 170 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:12,079 Nowhere else do so many live like in the Arctic of Russia. 171 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:17,719 There should be only on the Taymir Peninsula be a million. 172 00:18:19,080 --> 00:18:24,479 The reindeer pass through grazing the snow geese colony. 173 00:18:25,120 --> 00:18:27,119 They don't do any harm. 174 00:18:31,240 --> 00:18:34,959 But the geese are now particularly attentive. 175 00:18:35,160 --> 00:18:37,199 Offspring has arrived. 176 00:18:37,840 --> 00:18:42,079 The first chicks could come soon leave the nest. 177 00:18:42,720 --> 00:18:47,919 But first they all have to hatch be. This can take a day. 178 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:54,119 A dangerous time for the little ones. 179 00:18:56,160 --> 00:18:58,159 The fox comes too close. 180 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:03,599 It's under mother's wing safest. 181 00:19:09,760 --> 00:19:13,759 He doesn't have it this time except for the geese. 182 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:19,199 He discovered something else in the thickets of the dwarf willows. 183 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,479 A lemming. 184 00:19:24,680 --> 00:19:26,679 A fat booty. 185 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:37,039 It is now apparent not dangerous. 186 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,959 But a different predator is still there. 187 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:46,519 A glutton. 188 00:19:48,320 --> 00:19:53,839 The big marten wouldn't get chased away by a gander. 189 00:19:54,040 --> 00:19:59,439 Luckily he makes do with one egg and spares the chicks. 190 00:20:00,080 --> 00:20:02,879 For the little geese it's now - 191 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:06,719 - the last opportunity, to recover. 192 00:20:07,360 --> 00:20:12,439 They move with their parents into the flat tundra. 193 00:20:13,080 --> 00:20:16,399 There are large lakes there Protection and food. 194 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,319 The way is long and difficult. 195 00:20:20,960 --> 00:20:25,079 Some families hike 7O kilometers. 196 00:20:25,720 --> 00:20:27,919 And that in any weather. 197 00:20:35,560 --> 00:20:38,959 July is the warmest month in the Arctic. 198 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:45,639 The green tundra on the plain now provides food for everyone. 199 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:49,159 Not just for the young geese. 200 00:21:08,240 --> 00:21:10,799 The arctic foxes in the mountains - 201 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:16,119 - have few offspring. The parents are only expecting 2 young. 202 00:21:16,760 --> 00:21:19,679 They are for their age much too small. 203 00:21:19,880 --> 00:21:23,599 Because there is this summer almost no lemmings. 204 00:21:24,240 --> 00:21:28,439 The mother rarely comes and brings hardly any food. 205 00:21:28,640 --> 00:21:32,519 Not good prospects for the two young foxes. 206 00:21:37,440 --> 00:21:40,399 Things look better further down. 207 00:21:41,040 --> 00:21:43,719 The fox pups are much larger. 208 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:48,079 You have an additional one Food source: young geese. 209 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:53,119 The siblings don't wait long waiting for you. 210 00:22:09,000 --> 00:22:10,999 Nobody wants to give up. 211 00:22:33,320 --> 00:22:35,919 It's like so often in life: 212 00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:39,959 When two argue, says the third happily. 213 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:49,959 The little foxes are well fed. 214 00:22:50,160 --> 00:22:52,959 Your chance of survival is good. 215 00:22:58,400 --> 00:23:02,279 The snowy owl can't Feed goslings. 216 00:23:02,480 --> 00:23:05,719 She needs lemmings. The boys beg. 217 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:11,439 But the mother has no food. Many snowy owls do not breed - 218 00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:14,599 - in bad lemming years. 219 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:19,639 After all, there are in this nest 2 young, instead of the usual 1O. 220 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:23,279 But one thing is significantly weaker. 221 00:23:26,280 --> 00:23:30,359 The size difference between them is immense. 222 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,199 The mother goes hunting. 223 00:23:48,640 --> 00:23:51,919 She watches for hours every movement - 224 00:23:52,560 --> 00:23:54,919 - on the opposite slope. 225 00:23:55,120 --> 00:23:58,119 She spotted the lemming long ago. 226 00:24:04,360 --> 00:24:06,999 She tries her luck. 227 00:24:07,640 --> 00:24:13,159 It will be the highest for the offspring Time to get something to eat. 228 00:24:18,840 --> 00:24:21,239 She did it this time. 229 00:24:21,880 --> 00:24:25,599 The snowy owl has captured a rare rodent. 230 00:24:25,800 --> 00:24:30,239 The bigger sibling snaps grab the fat morsel. 231 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,119 The smaller one hardly moves anymore. 232 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:38,599 The mother tries the lemming to feed to the weaker. 233 00:24:40,960 --> 00:24:44,959 Vain! The smaller one no longer has any strength. 234 00:24:45,160 --> 00:24:47,959 And the big one is too hungry. 235 00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:01,159 For the little snowy owl any help comes too late. 236 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:26,759 The big one has it done for now. 237 00:25:29,400 --> 00:25:34,759 But the mother will also for him find it difficult to find enough food. 238 00:25:38,480 --> 00:25:43,079 Arctic coasts are surprising rich feeding grounds. 239 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:47,759 A gray whale. 240 00:25:49,320 --> 00:25:53,119 He's looking near the shore for crabs and mussels. 241 00:25:53,760 --> 00:25:57,559 Belugas. Your name comes from Russian. 242 00:25:57,760 --> 00:25:59,879 It means “the white people”. 243 00:26:00,520 --> 00:26:03,679 They migrate in summer thousands of kilometers - 244 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,119 - on the flat Russian along the Arctic coast. 245 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:12,879 Always looking for Schools of fish and crustaceans. 246 00:26:17,240 --> 00:26:21,479 The small group has a young animal there. 247 00:26:22,120 --> 00:26:24,319 It's only a few hours old. 248 00:26:24,960 --> 00:26:27,959 It stays close to its mother. 249 00:26:28,160 --> 00:26:32,559 It swims easier in their current shadow. 250 00:26:42,160 --> 00:26:45,359 Seabirds also use it the abundance of food. 251 00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:49,399 They form large breeding colonies on rocky coasts. 252 00:26:50,040 --> 00:26:55,439 One species gets along particularly well with the harsh arctic climate: 253 00:26:57,040 --> 00:26:59,039 The thick-billed guillemot. 254 00:26:59,240 --> 00:27:02,719 Your chicks are close to the rock well protected. 255 00:27:02,920 --> 00:27:06,599 Before the weather and unpleasant surprises. 256 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:21,559 Luckily the shower is there not far away. 257 00:27:25,560 --> 00:27:29,559 Nordic seabirds must be tough. 258 00:27:32,040 --> 00:27:36,479 The wind can also be in summer Pack ice fields approach. 259 00:27:36,680 --> 00:27:39,199 The waterfall solidifies into ice. 260 00:27:39,840 --> 00:27:45,039 The nests of kittiwakes become crystal palaces. 261 00:28:02,160 --> 00:28:05,119 The guillemot chicks leave their rock. 262 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:10,279 You land with a jump usually in water. 263 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:13,999 Pack ice blocked this time their way. 264 00:28:14,640 --> 00:28:17,959 But they have to reach the open sea. 265 00:28:18,160 --> 00:28:22,079 To get there from parents to be fed further. 266 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,719 A chance for the ice fox. 267 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:30,279 He moves cleverly from floe to floe. 268 00:28:47,200 --> 00:28:52,799 The cub is safe for now, because the fox is afraid of water. 269 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:57,359 The open sea is but still far. 270 00:28:59,320 --> 00:29:02,999 The fox ends up in a dead end. 271 00:29:03,640 --> 00:29:08,639 It's enough for him as he too takes an involuntary bath. 272 00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,799 Ice fields float in mid-August around Wrangel Island. 273 00:29:39,440 --> 00:29:42,439 Promote you a weighty cargo: 274 00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,639 Polar bears. 275 00:30:11,440 --> 00:30:16,319 The big bears sense that they stand on fragile ground. 276 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:22,799 They take advantage of the proximity to the island, to leave the clods. 277 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:28,319 Climate warming is too on the Russian northern coast. 278 00:30:28,960 --> 00:30:32,159 The ice-free period is getting longer and longer. 279 00:30:38,040 --> 00:30:42,839 Several hundred bears get stranded on Wrangel Island. 280 00:30:43,480 --> 00:30:48,679 You have to wait there until the sea freezes over again in November. 281 00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,359 There is until then not much to eat. 282 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,519 Hunters have keen senses. 283 00:31:08,160 --> 00:31:11,079 Especially when they are hungry. 284 00:31:12,720 --> 00:31:18,319 The young bear has in the shallow water noticed movement in the lagoon. 285 00:31:21,000 --> 00:31:23,999 He needs to investigate this more closely. 286 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:53,199 He is trying to catch a fish. 287 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:58,439 A behavior that occurs in polar bears has never been filmed. 288 00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:09,599 Polar bears actually are Seal hunter. 289 00:32:09,800 --> 00:32:15,559 The cub doesn't seem special to be experienced in dealing with fish. 290 00:32:25,560 --> 00:32:31,359 The bear will quickly notice how he is comes across the unusual loot. 291 00:32:31,560 --> 00:32:33,559 If it tastes good. 292 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,119 It's September. 293 00:32:46,320 --> 00:32:51,039 This is for the musk oxen the time of rival fights. 294 00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:09,199 Two bulls of different strengths are often together for a long time. 295 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:12,759 To ever new, fierce preliminary battles. 296 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:45,159 Playing around among unequals. 297 00:33:45,800 --> 00:33:48,599 Serious fights look different. 298 00:33:51,680 --> 00:33:55,279 Deep roar demands the opponent out. 299 00:34:10,440 --> 00:34:15,839 The bulls clash at up to 50 kilometers per hour. 300 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:18,999 Each of them weighs 400 kilos. 301 00:34:31,480 --> 00:34:35,879 Injuries are rare. Despite the tremendous force. 302 00:34:45,840 --> 00:34:51,639 Their thick horny plates are in place on a flexible fiber layer. 303 00:34:52,280 --> 00:34:57,239 She is controlled by a powerful one Bones supported. 304 00:34:57,880 --> 00:35:00,239 The shock is buffered in this way. 305 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:05,679 The burden is still enormous. 306 00:35:05,880 --> 00:35:09,079 The loser ends it usually quickly. 307 00:35:23,880 --> 00:35:28,439 Autumn in the tundra. The snow geese are gathering. 308 00:35:29,080 --> 00:35:32,879 More than 5,000 kilometers are now in front of them. 309 00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:36,679 They fly all the way to California and Mexico. 310 00:36:09,080 --> 00:36:12,479 Winter is already approaching in the air. 311 00:36:22,400 --> 00:36:27,199 The polar bears patrol hungry along the gravel banks. 312 00:36:27,400 --> 00:36:30,399 They usually keep their distance from each other. 313 00:36:31,040 --> 00:36:36,879 Especially mothers with their offspring check the surroundings very carefully. 314 00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:46,239 The little one is only 9 months old. 315 00:36:46,680 --> 00:36:52,159 Even if other bears are just playing want, it's too dangerous for him. 316 00:36:54,280 --> 00:36:59,759 He always stays close to his mother. She keeps everyone else at a distance. 317 00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:08,279 Even larger young animals are on guard. 318 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:15,039 The 700 kilo old bear man is not suitable as a playmate. 319 00:37:15,280 --> 00:37:18,719 Males sometimes kill even the boys. 320 00:37:24,560 --> 00:37:27,719 There is for the bears not much to do. 321 00:37:27,920 --> 00:37:30,319 Except waiting for winter. 322 00:37:31,120 --> 00:37:36,319 An old walrus skin comes here just right for the young male. 323 00:37:36,520 --> 00:37:38,519 You can play with it. 324 00:37:38,720 --> 00:37:42,279 And at least it tastes good for anything. 325 00:37:53,000 --> 00:37:57,799 The contents of the empty shell The polar bear would certainly prefer it. 326 00:38:04,720 --> 00:38:08,079 The time has come at the end of September. 327 00:38:08,720 --> 00:38:12,919 Tens of thousands of walruses abandoned the arctic seas. 328 00:38:13,200 --> 00:38:18,399 They flee from storms and ice through the Bering Strait to the south. 329 00:38:18,720 --> 00:38:21,679 They travel long distances. 330 00:38:21,880 --> 00:38:25,279 But sometimes they have to rest on land. 331 00:38:35,880 --> 00:38:41,479 The walruses stay in the water, as long as the polar bears lurk on the shore. 332 00:38:42,120 --> 00:38:45,119 Because they are only safe there. 333 00:38:46,160 --> 00:38:51,439 It's already on land for bears difficult to defeat a walrus. 334 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:57,559 All they have left is a greedy look, when the animals are in the sea. 335 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:05,799 A lone walrus ventured out away to the shore. 336 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:10,919 It is weakened. It supports the head on his canines. 337 00:39:16,240 --> 00:39:19,199 This won't go undetected for long. 338 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:24,119 A large male bear has taken in the weather. 339 00:39:24,760 --> 00:39:26,759 In the last light of the evening. 340 00:39:30,160 --> 00:39:33,919 The few remains of the walrus the next morning. 341 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:45,519 A young bear has found the carcass. 342 00:39:51,280 --> 00:39:53,679 He approaches cautiously. 343 00:39:53,880 --> 00:39:58,199 The actual owner could still be nearby. 344 00:39:58,840 --> 00:40:02,359 It stands about 300 meters distant in the tundra. 345 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:04,999 A true giant. 346 00:40:05,200 --> 00:40:09,159 He can hardly move he is so full. 347 00:40:17,520 --> 00:40:19,519 The young bear takes advantage of this. 348 00:40:19,720 --> 00:40:23,519 He taps with his weight the meat soft. 349 00:40:29,160 --> 00:40:34,199 The old bear becomes the little one nothing more to dispute. 350 00:40:37,720 --> 00:40:42,319 The boy trusts peace still not quite. 351 00:40:45,000 --> 00:40:47,599 He has to take advantage of his chance. 352 00:40:48,240 --> 00:40:51,839 There will be no food any time soon give more. 353 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:05,599 The walruses watch suspiciously the pebble beach. 354 00:41:14,640 --> 00:41:19,639 There's not a bear in sight anymore, exit the water carefully. 355 00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:28,879 Walruses are very sociable. You practically never see individual animals. 356 00:41:29,400 --> 00:41:34,199 They are tightly packed. Even if there is enough space. 357 00:41:36,600 --> 00:41:40,239 The powerful animals can Weigh 1.5 tons. 358 00:41:40,400 --> 00:41:45,399 Your upper canines will more than half a meter long. 359 00:41:45,680 --> 00:41:50,159 Polar bears also have respect from the dangerous weapons. 360 00:41:50,360 --> 00:41:53,319 Fights are normal for them. 361 00:41:56,960 --> 00:42:00,919 Finally peace comes to the colony of giants. 362 00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:06,199 But not for long. 363 00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:08,839 Winter is approaching. 364 00:42:09,040 --> 00:42:13,839 The walruses will soon Head towards the Bering Strait. 365 00:42:17,880 --> 00:42:23,399 Temperatures rise in October no longer above freezing point. 366 00:42:23,640 --> 00:42:26,599 Winter is finally back. 367 00:42:26,800 --> 00:42:31,519 The polar bears only become spend little time on land. 368 00:42:45,120 --> 00:42:49,839 The first pack ice fields hit the coast. 369 00:42:50,480 --> 00:42:56,279 It's time for the big bears, to set off into their frozen world. 370 00:42:56,480 --> 00:43:00,279 A world in which they no one can follow. 371 00:43:03,280 --> 00:43:07,879 Nature still determines the rules in the far north. 372 00:43:08,520 --> 00:43:10,519 And not man. 373 00:43:20,320 --> 00:43:25,999 The sun will soon be shining for months disappear behind the horizon. 374 00:43:26,800 --> 00:43:31,039 Russia's Arctic is sinking then back into darkness.