The cameras used for a documentary on polar bears were designed to be as unobtrusive and resilient as possible.

 

Polar Bear: Spy on The Ice used hi-tech "spy cams" to get as close as possible to the bears during summer in the Arctic islands of Svalbard.

 

But while they were built to withstand temperatures as low as -40C, in the end most could not cope with the curiosity displayed by their subjects.

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT0O2RyxnkY]YouTube - Polar Bears 'Playing' with Spy Video Cameras[/ame]

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12070732

cool

that camera tracky thing is faaaasat

Those poor cameras!

And the poor people who built them.

Funny to watch, tho haha

I saw this the other night and I thought it was great.

The best bit is 0:51 where the camera goes really fast, and also the cub at 2:03 :lol:

:lol: That's great!

 

Is that David Tennant doing the commentary?

haha that's awesome!

 

 

I guess they were spying on these polar bears for the Dharma Initiative to see if they were suitable to go to the island :P

Looked it up.... yep, DT narrates the whole documentary. :nice: Wouldn't mind seeing that some time if it ever shows up on tv around here.

:laugh3: I love the part when the camera drives away.

Haha funny seeing at the inquisitive ways the polar bears are looking at the cameras.

Best programme on TV over Christmas by a mile.:smug: