# Bear cam - Streaming video of bears fishing in Katmai National Park, Alaska **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 23, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299 "2013-07-23T15:19:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lukeinva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lukeinva/32/17872_2.png) [@Lukeinva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lukeinva)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/1 "2013-07-23T15:19:17Z")
[Click here](http://explore.org/#!/live-cams/player/brown-bear-salmon-cam-brooks-falls) for awesome streaming video of bears fishing for salmon at Brooks Falls, Katmai, Alaska. (Mild warning for wasting time!) ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/2 "2013-07-23T15:27:20Z")
Yep, that’s _streaming_ video. It would be pretty easy to find yourself watching for awhile hoping that bear’s gonna nail one. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/3 "2013-07-23T16:47:10Z")
This is about the coolest thing I ever saw in my whole life! Thanks for this link! ---
**Author:** ![Wakinyan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wakinyan/32/352_2.png) [@Wakinyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wakinyan)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/4 "2013-07-23T17:23:46Z")
That was very special, thanks! ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/5 "2013-07-23T17:30:23Z")
It appears someone is panning and zooming as a bear makes a catch, all remotely I assume. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/6 "2013-07-24T16:10:23Z")
I watched for less that 30 seconds before I saw a catch! Well, the bear’s head was in the water and then it turned round with a big salmon in it’s mouth… ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/7 "2013-07-24T19:07:48Z")
It appears that the salmon run is ending. A week ago you’d see 40 salmon jumping up the falls in a minute, but I just watched for a minute and didn’t see a one. There also used to be up to a dozen bears in the river at a time. If you click on “films” just under the video, in the second row, third from the left is a video of a mother and her three cubs at the falls. Mom gets in to try for a salmon and two of her kids try to follow her with hilarious results. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2013, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/8 "2013-07-24T19:30:28Z")
🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/9 "2013-07-25T01:33:45Z")
> [@Lamar\_Mundane](#): > > It appears that the salmon run is ending. A week ago you’d see 40 salmon jumping up the falls in a minute, but I just watched for a minute and didn’t see a one. There also used to be up to a dozen bears in the river at a time. > > If you click on “films” just under the video, in the second row, third from the left is a video of a mother and her three cubs at the falls. Mom gets in to try for a salmon and two of her kids try to follow her with hilarious results. Those pictures are moving around so here is the link to the video. > **[Explore.org](https://explore.org/)** > > Explore.org is the world's leading philanthropic live nature cam network and documentary film channel. Our mission is to champion the selfless acts of others, create a portal into the soul of humanity and inspire lifelong learning. Watch nature... ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/10 "2013-07-25T13:32:39Z")
Katmai National Park is a great place to visit if you ever get the chance. There is a lodge there, and the bears come right through the camp on the way to their feeding grounds. Brooks Falls is in a difference area, but there are enough bears at the pool where they congregate just outside the camp to satisfy any grizzly fan. We saw a couple of pretty vigorous fights between adult males; grizzlies are one of the least social animals on the planet, and the forced socialization of pre-winter gorging puts them in a foul mood. ---
**Author:** ![Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ee7513/32.png) [@Crocodiles\_And\_Boulevards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crocodiles_And_Boulevards)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bear-cam-streaming-video-of-bears-fishing-in-katmai-national-park-alaska/664299/11 "2013-07-25T15:08:38Z")
There’s a bear there RIGHT NOW. 10:08AM CST. Doesn’t seem to be having much luck fishing, though.