Deep History

  1 In the beginning The most famous Grizzly Man of all time was undoubtedly Timothy Treadwell, who spent 13 summers in Katmai National Park before being eaten in October 2003 and magically reincarnated on cinema screens. But a second, less famous grizzly man was Charlie Russell. This Canadian also "lived among the bears" from 1996 to 2004, but was generally … [Read more...] about Charlie Russell: The Less Famous “Grizzly Man”

    1 The Ainu people Before Japan officially absorbed the northern island of Hokkaido, the only place in Japan where brown bears live, it was occupied by the Ainu people. This ethnicity worshipped the bear (and still do), to the extent that one Ainu clan called the Kimun Kamui sanikiri were believed to be descended from them. The legend … [Read more...] about 10 Bear Cults And Ancient Beliefs

    1 Glacier Park, the place where it happened Glacier Park is one of the most gorgeous environmental havens in the USA. It's not a true wilderness, seeing as there's wooden lodges and garbage cans all over the park, but it's home to 130 lakes, thousands of wild plant species, and hundreds of different animals. The park is located in Montana, on … [Read more...] about Night Of The Grizzlies (1967): 10 Facts

The best known bear film of recent years is undoubtedly The Revenant (2015), which claims to be based off the true story of 1820s fur trapper Hugh Glass, played by Leonardo DiCaprio. Anyone who has heard of this film will know that it features a gruesome scene where DiCaprio is mauled by the best trained CGI grizzly bear of all time. His injuries are so severe that his fur … [Read more...] about Hugh Glass: The True Story Of “The Revenant”

  1 Freak weather partly to blame for death Everyone knows that Treadwell's 13 year bear odyssey ended with him being eaten, and later, biologists revealed that the weather conditions were freakishly cool in 2003, causing the berry crop to fail along the Katmai coast. Yet at the same time, the salmon run was average, and possibly above normal. This … [Read more...] about Grizzly Man (Timothy Treadwell): 10 Less Known Facts