Wild Polar Bear Tries To Break In - BBC Earth

This bear is coming right up to me. Unfortunately, it ignores the seal's breathing hole and heads straight for me. She's coming closer and closer. Oh, my God. She is enormous. She's... She was... It really is why I've come here, to see these animals, to get to understand them, see them up close. Hey, bear. Oh, my God. She's right here. Hey, bear. The bear's nose is thousands of times more powerful than mine. It's gathering information before it approaches, like it would when stalking a seal. My scent is strongest at the weakest point, the door. It's systematically trying from all angles. Being this close, you get an appreciation for what this animal is. It is one of the most powerful animals on the planet, one of the most intimidating animals on the planet and one of the few animals that actually see us as food. The bear's nose has led it to a gap. You can sniff me. You can sniff me. Gosh, I could have actually touched its nose. She's feeling the pressure there. She can actually feel that her perspex is flexing. She's trying to see if she can crawl through it. She's trying to see if she can bite through it. It's getting a little bit hairy in here. I can feel that he's just pushing all his weight against the side of the cube. Oh, not sure if I like that. Not sure if that's good. Her best bet would be to get her full weight on top of it, just like she does when she's breaking into seal layers and push. OK, don't go on top. On top's dangerous. Look, it's just towering above me. If I was to be standing side by side with this animal, it would be about seven feet tall. Oh, you're going to do it. You're going to do it. Hey, bear. Every time she pushes, every time she exerts a little bit of force, she's using up calories. Is there anything worth eating here? Is there anything worth using up energy for? Inside there is, definitely. Oh, me. Once it realises it's too difficult to get in, the polar bear moves off. Definitely at this point, my fear far outweighs my fascination. This is closer to a polar bear than I ever, ever imagined I'd ever get. That's not something I'm going to want to do again in a hurry. Definitely not.