Synopsis
A Polar Bear and her cub go on the hunt.
- Programme: The Blue Planet
- Episode: Frozen Seas
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2007
- Biology | Ecology | Ecosystems, extinction and gene pools | Predator and prey populations
Licence: ERA Licence required
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Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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