Season of the Spirit Bear - Part 5

The fifth part of a wildlife documentary I produced for Animal Planet, about the highly endangered Sloth Bears of Sri Lanka. The fragile state of their population mirrors that of the island's indigenous Veddha tribe, who are also facing extinction in the face of modernity. This documentary is a brief window into the world of the bears during the fruiting season of a highly prized delicacy that they will search high and low for - and feast on with relish. As soon as the season is over, the bears disappear once more into the depths of the forest - leading their mysterious and little-known lives... For more info about this show and other work, visit: http://www.firewalkeronline.com/

Category:

Pets & Animals

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• sloth bear
• charith
• pelpola
• sri lanka
• wasgamuwa
• leopard
• veddha
• palu tree
• forest
• tribe
• honey
• animal planet