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All these majestic creatures were filmed
by Timothy Treadwell
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who lived among wild grizzlies
for 13 summers.
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He went to remote areas
of the Alaskan peninsula
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believing that
he was needed there
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to protect these animals
and educate the public.
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During his last five years
out there,
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he took along a video camera
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and shot over 100 hours
of footage.
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What Treadwell intended was to show
these bears in their natural habitat.
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Having myself filmed
in the wilderness of jungles,
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I found that beyond
the wildlife film,
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in his material lay
dormant a story
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of astonishing beauty
and depth.
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I discovered a film
of human ecstasies
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and darkest inner turmoil.
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As if there was
a desire in him
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to leave the confinements
of his humanness
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and bond with the bears,
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Treadwell reached out,
seeking a primordial encounter.
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But in doing so, he crossed
an invisible borderline.
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Go back and play.
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Go ahead back. Go back.