Tomorrow, Disneynature’s newest film, Bears opens everywhere. This was the first Disneynature film shot in America, as they filmed it entirely in Alaska.  It follows the story of a year as a mother and her cubs get through life and prepare for next winter’s hibernation.  The film is rated G and has some moments of drama and some bear fights, but it is generally safe for all ages.

Here are some fun bear facts:

• Katmai National Park and Preserve, where the movie was filmed,  is home to an estimated 2,000 brown bears who are attracted to the abundance of salmon — there are five species of Pacific salmon in Katmai, including sockeye, or red salmon.
• The brown bears that live in Katmai eat a variety of food (while waiting for the coveted salmon run). Bears snack on sedge grass, use their claws to pry open clams and other shellfish, munch on mussels and in late summer, will dine on ripe berries.
• A brown bear’s home range can span 100 square miles.

In collaboration with Disneynature’s work for worldwide conservationism, the program SEE “BEARS,” PROTECT OUR NATIONAL PARKS invites moviegoers to see the film during opening week (April 18-24, 2014) and Disneynature, via the Disney Worldwide Conservation Fund, will make a contribution to the National Park Foundation , the official charity of America’s national parks, to protect wildlife and wild places across America’s national park system.  So go this weekend and see this wonderful film.

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