Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest

Spectacled Bears: Shadows of the Forest

2008 · 48 min · Documentary

The Spectacled Bear lives in Peru. 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.

Directed by Fergus Beeley

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