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scene where a female Grizzly is defending her territory and attacks the hero of the story.  The bear in the scene was completely computer generated.  In order to design the CG bear Rich McBride of lead effects house Industrial Light & Magic relied on photos he had taken of Grinder and Coola on a visit to the refuge.For more info check out this article:http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen

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and spit!) and shortly thereafter they laid five eggs.  Both the male and the female took turns incubating the eggs and after approximately 14 days the eggs hatched!We then watched as the parents took turns bringing food in for the  young.  Baby birds are voracious eaters so it took a lot of effort and insect hunting on the parent's behalf to keep up with the demand from the young!After hatching

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offer great vantage points.Flickers lay 3-6 eggs and incubate them for 11 to 13 days before the young birds hatch.   After hatching, the young will stay in the nest for up to 28 days (4 weeks) before fledging and leaving the nest to follow the adults around and learn foraging behavior.  At the moment we estimate the birds in this nest, three of the little guys, to be about three weeks or three and a

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not far behind at 1:35:08. Not to be outdone, Team Dignums Warriors clocked in at 1:25:35 to take top honours in the relay category. For a complete list of official race times, please click here.Including the nearly $40,000 raised during this year’s event, Seek the Peak presented by Columbia has collected more than $350,000 since its inception to directly support research conducted by the BC

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are currently receiving lots of fresh snow on the ground and this combined with the behaviors noted above told us it was time to close the door to the den and let them sleep the winter away.Both bears are really stocked up on the body fat for the winter!  Grinder recently weighed in at over 900 pounds!  We estimate Coola to be over 1000 lbs.  This is the earliest date ever for the bears entering

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support of BC Children’s Hospital through the Grind For Kids program. First place in the men’s category was claimed by Nick Elson of Squamish, who crossed the finish line with a time of 28:00. Following close behind, with a second place finish was Eric Carter also of Squamish with a time of 28:45. Rounding out third place was Sean Collings of North Vancouver with a time of 29:39. In the women’s category

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the secret to getting them to fly on Christmas Eve!!).Dancer and Prancer will be up here with us through our Peak of Christmas festivities so be sure to stop by and say hello!  They can be found hanging out in their special Reindeer Habitat behind Santa's Workshop near our Skating Pond.  If you would like to learn more about them we'll be holding Ranger Talks  at 2pm and 4pm each day.  And listen

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First Hummingbird Banding Session of the Season! On Tuesday this week we held our first Hummingbird Banding and monitoring session of 2015.  The birds had arrived a few weeks before but we give them some time to settle in and feed up after a long migration.The purpose behind the monitoring is to help conduct a long term study on hummingbird population numbers and species distribution.  We are a

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is to know about our mountaintop’s tiniest inhabitants including honeybees, hummingbirds, salamanders, butterflies…and more. Be amazed by a behind-the-scenes hive tour, experience our hands-on bee interpretive centre, and visit our pollinator's garden. Stay tuned – the buzz is building.

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honey is made and check out real hive panels. Once you’ve earned another appetite, sit down at Rusty Rail BBQ (which has a regular and kids’ menu) for some smoked mac ‘n’ cheese, brisket, and other goodies. All while you admire impeccable mountain views, of course. After your break, behold the awe-inspiring skills and speed of the Peregrine Falcon and Bald Eagle at a 30-minute Birds in Motion

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