Spectacled Bears - Shadows of the Forest

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Natural World: 2007-2008: Episode 15: Spectacled Bears - Shadows of the Forest

Episode 15

Episode 15: Spectacled Bears - Shadows of the Forest

2007-2008

BBC Two - Natural World, 2007-2008, Spectacled Bears - Shadows of the Forest

Revealing the secrets of the elusive spectacled bear.

Stephen Fry reveals the little known habits of the spectacled bear - the inspiration behind the famous children's character Paddington Bear.

Behind the famous children's character Paddington Bear is a very real creature that still lives in deepest, darkest Peru - the spectacled bear. Little is known about the habits of this elusive creature, and as narrator Stephen Fry reveals, many of our assumptions were wrong. For years they were thought to be gentle vegetarians, but the latest studies reveal a new and alarming side to this endangered bear.

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