Timothy Treadwell was a complex man with a love for nature and grizzly bears. During the course of his life, Treadwell spent thirteen summers studying grizzly bears in the Alaskan peninsula. For the last five of these summers he recorded footage of his stay and interaction with the bears. The purpose of his studies was ...
One of the more gratifying occurrences in cinema this year is the remarkable resurgence of the great German filmmaker Werner Herzog. One of the stars of the new German cinema of the ’70s, along with Fassbinder, Wenders, and others, he contributed such classic works as The Mystery of Kasper Hauser, Aguirre, Wrath of God, and ...
Timothy Treadwell’s methods of Grizzly Bear conservation were unique at best. His style served him for 13 years, and he was one of a kind. This is Timothy Treadwell’s story: Timothy Dexter was a native New Yorker. Wild and hard to handle, he squeaked out of high school with barely passing grades and a taste ...
Recently Animal Planet aired “Grizzly Man,” a documentary about Timothy Treadwell, the conservationist whose bizarre fanaticism over grizzly bears cost him and his girlfriend his life: In 2003 in Alaska, he and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard were eaten by a grizzly, and the six-minute incident was caught on audiotape. Grizzly Man is a well-done documentary ...
The Grizzly Bear, also known as the Silvertip Bear is one of the most expressive species when it comes to communication. The grizzly uses a wide array of communication methods including touching, seeing, vocalizing, and smelling. Their communication helps keep cubs and mothers together, find a mate, and relieve social tensions. Bears speak a language ...
Recently, a few buddies and I stumbled upon the topic of the ultimate comedy movies. While many props were given to the old stand-by flicks that you usually see on the list, we realized that the comedic film has ventured into a new, and better, direction that deserves much praise. Be warned, I care little ...
In October of 2003, Timothy Treadwell, founder of Grizzly People, an organization whose goal is to preserve the grizzly bears and their habitat in America, was killed outside his tent by a bear. His girlfriend at the time, Amy Huguenard, was killed with him. Only to show how vicious the attack was, I will quote ...
Human beings share the planet with some very interesting other creatures. The films on this list portray our counterparts on the planet in a variety of different ways. Whether they do it lovingly, passionately, or comically (or even inaccurately), they are all very entertaining films. Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) We often view donkeys as stubborn, ...
Animal welfare has been an issue since the dawn of time. Should we eat it, should we keep it, should we just kill it, or should we find some use for it are questions even now to modern civilization when we speak about animals. Moreover, to answer these questions are people who with tireless efforts ...