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The Grizzly Man Diaries

Timothy Treadwell Tells His Own Story

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The Grizzly Man Diaries documents the life of Timothy Treadwell in the decade before his death. This eight-part mini-series draws upon hundreds of hours of archived footage, private pages from his diaries and more than 10,000 still photographs, ultimately telling the story Timothy Treadwell truly wanted to before his untimely death from the very creatures he loved so deeply.

For 13 years, Treadwell spent summers photographing and filming a highly social community of coastal, wild grizzly bears in Alaska's Katmai National Park. The acclaimed feature documentary Grizzly Man was a fantastic retrospective on his life, and now Animal Planet follows on the heels of that critically acclaimed documentary by using never-before-seen footage to tell a marvelous story of a man in love with beast.

The footage and stories within The Grizzly Man Diaries present astonishing revelations about grizzly behavior and survival — all while showcasing the personalities of the individual bears as well as Treadwell's passion and unique connection with them. The series truly tells the story that Treadwell hoped to share — featuring "his" bears as genuine creatures to be respected, admired, loved, heralded and amazed by, not as the wild, strong and dangerous animals that killed him.

Set against the backdrop of the Alaskan wilderness, Timothy Treadwell's expeditions were organized around the handful of distinct geographic areas within Katmai that he traversed each year. Several of the locations he visited, and certainly many of the activities he undertook, had no precedent. Treadwell's access and relationship with these bears — adults and cubs alike — shows a unique intimacy with the creatures only he seemed to have. The Grizzly Man Diaries draws viewers in to Treadwell's inner sanctum, allowing a look like no other into his relationship with the bears he cherished.

The Grizzly Man Diaries is from the producers of both Grizzly Man and Werner Herzog's new feature Encounters at the End of the World and is scored by musician/composer Richard Thompson, who also scored Grizzly Man.

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Wolves vs. Grizzlies: Grizzly bears and gray wolves are historic rivals. When wolves have made a kill and a grizzly is nearby, the bear will hone in on the scent and try to take it over, resulting in a game of cat and mouse as the wolves attempt to thwart the bear's advances. Watch wolves fend off a grizzly bear.

Master of Its Domain: Other animals give the grizzly bear a wide berth. Black bears stay out of grizzly territory to avoid confrontation. Cougars do as well, though occasionally they try to defend their kills — often unsuccessfully. Coyotes, foxes and wolverines are considered pests rather than competitors.

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