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Silver bodies transfiguring
for the act of spawning...
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a phenomenal sense of smell
guiding them...
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they sweep into Alaska
by the millions
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in a vast flood of life.
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They face a marathon
journey upstream
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sometimes hundreds
of miles long
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yet they persist
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even in the face
of impossible obstacles.
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For brown bears,
the arrival of salmon
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is the most important
feeding event of the year.
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It's the last opportunity
to add the bulk they need
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for the months
of winter hibernation ahead.
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Dominant bears claim
the best fishing spots.
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Such confrontations are
rarely bloody.
:23:39
Size is power.
:23:41
The subordinate merely finds
another spot.
:23:49
Bears are not born
with fishing skills.
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Each develops
a highly specialized
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style of fishing.
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There's the scanner