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Rare close-up footage shows bear feasting on fish in Russia's Far East

2018-10-16 131 Dailymotion

Rare, close-up footage of a bear fishing and feeding on its prey at Kurile Lake in Kamchatka, Russia's Far East. <br /><br />The lucky filmer, Tatiana, who witnessed the predator in its natural habitat, had been leading a group of tourists through Kamchatka's forests to show them the stunning views of nature and encourage support for her project, "Save Kamchatka", when the encounter happened. <br /><br />On the fourth day of their stay in the woods, far from civilisation, Tatiana and her fellow adventurers heard growling near their camp. <br /><br />She walked down to the lake and saw a "small" bear standing in the water, only about three metres from her. The wild animal was eating a fish which it had grabbed from the water with its bare paws. <br /><br />"After a couple of days spent in Kamchatka's woods I can recognise the presence of bears in seconds, just with my ears and nose!" Tatiana said. "This one was so cute and still a baby – only about five years old only."<br /><br />"Was I scared? Not at all. Perhaps, during all the years spent here I got used to such views," she added. <br /><br />The footage was shot on August 11.

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