I guess I can blame that on seeing the adorable Coca Cola holiday ads as a kid. You know the ones. You’ll see a polar bear cub paling around with his Mama bear in ice skates or something equally ridiculous, of course sipping an ice cold Coke all the while.

Well, now I am an adult and it’s high time my breadth of favoritism towards polar bears extends beyond ads encouraging massive consumerism of a well-known product. I delighted in watching 60 minutes do an extensive look into the world of Polar Bears as no human could fathom ever seeing them. This is all thanks to British filmmaker, John Downer.

He took on a project titled: Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice. Here, he shows up close and personal glimpses into the lives of polar bears thanks to spy cams. This was not the easiest project. It required two years of dedication on Downer’s part.

Additionally, polar bears blend in with the remote location where they are found. The climate tends toward extremely cold, icy and snowy conditions. White on white is hard to spot. Also, though they may look cute in a Coke ad, Polar Bears are very dangerous, carnivorous creatures.

This project aired on Animal Planet and took viewers deep into the world of these, beautiful, somewhat intimidating arctic mammals. They are natural predators and do not naturally fear humans. They have been found to desire the smell of human garbage. Therefore bringing humans dangerously closer to the place in which they were never intended to occupy-the polar bears’ natural environment.I guess I can blame that on seeing the adorable Coca Cola holiday ads as a kid. You know the ones. You’ll see a polar bear cub paling around with his Mama bear in ice skates or something equally ridiculous, of course sipping an ice cold Coke all the while.

Well, now I am an adult and it’s high time my breadth of favoritism towards polar bears extends beyond ads encouraging massive consumerism of a well-known product. I delighted in watching 60 minutes do an extensive look into the world of Polar Bears as no human could fathom ever seeing them. This is all thanks to British filmmaker, John Downer.

He took on a project titled: Polar Bear - Spy on the Ice. Here, he shows up close and personal glimpses into the lives of polar bears thanks to spy cams. This was not the easiest project. It required two years of dedication on Downer’s part.

Additionally, polar bears blend in with the remote location where they are found. The climate tends toward extremely cold, icy and snowy conditions. White on white is hard to spot. Also, though they may look cute in a Coke ad, Polar Bears are very dangerous, carnivorous creatures.

This project aired on Animal Planet and took viewers deep into the world of these, beautiful, somewhat intimidating arctic mammals. They are natural predators and do not naturally fear humans. They have been found to desire the smell of human garbage. Therefore bringing humans dangerously closer to the place in which they were never intended to occupy-the polar bears’ natural environment.