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201645 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

Grizzly Empire

201645 minGdocumentary

7.0/ 10(1 rating)• TMDB

In the Alaskan wilderness, the brutal killing of a brown bear cub's mother significantly impacts his survival in a harsh grizzly environment.

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In the Alaskan wilderness, the brutal killing of a brown bear cub's mother significantly impacts his survival in a harsh grizzly environment.

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Jared Lipworthdirector

Simon Boycewriter

Bill Gravescast

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A horrific killing, of a kind likely never seen before on television, tears apart the family of an Alaskan brown bear cub, and determines his chances of surviving in a wild grizzly kingdom.

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