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  1. Farnboro John

    Natural World. Grizzlies of Alaska.

    With you all the way on the first bit! As for the second, I think you can bet that at least the production company has established with probably more than one TV station that there will be some sort of market for their product and that they can at the very least expect to cover their costs. BBC...
  2. Farnboro John

    Natural World. Grizzlies of Alaska.

    I believe that is the purpose of talking in general terms but I can easily believe that habituation allows it to have a more useful effect - provided you can identify habituated animals! I would agree with you that doing TV programmes does not qualify as science (though it can very easily...
  3. Farnboro John

    Natural World. Grizzlies of Alaska.

    My mother's dogs could identify her car arriving by its engine sound, as distinct from any other car even of the same type, through double glazing. Identifying individuals by voice is no effort whatever to the Carnivora. And their memories are long - we are talking about animals that have a...
  4. Farnboro John

    Natural World. Grizzlies of Alaska.

    I got the impression a lot of it was about his relationship with the bears - it wasn't the sound of a voice that stopped them, it was the sound of his voice (this was what, the fourth or fifth year he had been studying this population?) Gung-ho he wasn't, expert he certainly was. Treadwell...
  5. Farnboro John

    Natural World. Grizzlies of Alaska.

    I thought the presenter was almost as awesome as the bears. He clearly knew the individuals and their personalities intimately and I got the impression that despite the closeness of his approach to the bears, at no time was there bravado or foolhardiness about his actions. The photography was...
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