Tag Archives: Bears

A Year in the Smokies: 2009

 

Experience a year’s worth of Smokies moments in this short film. Take a look back to the many places 2009 has taken our video blog. Click here or on the photo to see it all.

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Wild Bear Wanders Onto Film Set Unexpectedly

 

Students and teachers can now enjoy a fun, educational virtual field trip to the Smokies. While filming this in-depth educational program in the park, a wild bear surprised everyone by visiting the film set. Click here or on the photo to see what happened when the bear tried to steal the show.

Bears Eat Trees?

 

Not exactly, but you’d be surprised at how creative bears can be when searching for food. Click here or on the photo to see how these bears tear apart a fallen tree to get to the goodies inside!

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Shhh! Mama Bear Sleeping

Being a Mama Bear is hard work. Deb Campbell took this great photo of Mama catching a quick snooze twenty feet in the air in Cades Cove.

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Cades Cove Auto Tour Part 1

 

Ever hear of a “stranger room”? Do you know how a spring house works? Come along with Elizabeth and Jill as they explore Cades Cove, one of the most visited places in all the National Parks. Click here or on the photo to view the video.

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Bears in the Backyard!

Sue, wife of GSMA Executive Director, Terry Maddox, took these photos of a mother bear and her three (3!!) cubs in their backyard yesterday afternoon.

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Bear Sounds

For amazing and educational recordings of various black bear sounds, please check out these 2 wonderful sites:
www.CoveBear.com/BlackBearVoices.htm
www.bear.org/Kids/Sounds.html
Now I won’t be so surprised if I ever hear a bear. If I hadn’t listened to the recordings on these 2 excellent sites, I think any noise they made would have shocked and terrified me.

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Cades Cove Photo Tour

Enjoy these wonderful photos of Cades Cove by Russell Ledford!