Baby seal by accident scares a polar bear cub in prettiest wildlife footage
The drama unfolded in front of a BBC shooting crew. The filmmakers were recording for the Snow Bears series. Complying with a polar bear mom and her two small cubs, in their epic trip from the Svalbard islands to the North Pole, the team witnessed an unexpectedly comical moment.
Soon as they reached the endless glacier, the hungry mommy started to chase seals– polar bears main food source– hoping her two cubs will also develop their hunting skills. But the mother bear’s expectations are soon destroyed as one of the cubs epically fails on her first lesson.
Inspired by the brave mommy, the cub seems more determined than ever to catch her very own supper, but just to fell on her back with worry, when a baby seal found its method through the ice just before the bear. Clearly, the little one really did not expect to this.
BBC eventually chose to share online the lovable scene, and it got nearly 15 million views until now. “A polar bear waits patiently for a seal, but her cub is taken by surprise when it appears suddenly,” they described the moment. Take a look: