This Polar bear was spotted walking in Ny-Alesund during our stay on 19 July 2011 from 2.00am - 4.00am. Probably it was looking out for some easy food!
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@cpierce3277 Жыл бұрын
Note that in Svalbard people don't lock their houses or cars ordinarily so quick escape from a polar bear can be made ! You hop in a convenient bldg or car to escape them !
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
No, I am not living in the island at the moment. There are research stations from 11 countries including one from India called Himadri. I was there all summer - 24 hours sunlight, no night during summer. There is one bar which opens on Saturday and Wednesday for few hours. Not many native people in Ny-Alesund. There are mainly researchers living in Ny-Alesund. There is one souvenir shop there which opens every Thursday for an hour or when Cruise ships arrive there. More later
@desiindian75252 жыл бұрын
Sonal...Is tourist allowed there?
@einezcrespo21072 жыл бұрын
@@desiindian7525 Yes but you fly from Oslo to Longyearbyen. Ny-Alesund is in another part of the Svalbard archipelago.
@eltfell12 жыл бұрын
0:49 The bear doesn't touch the bicycle. Good manners.
@MrRazorblade9996 жыл бұрын
Tesseract L Lame
@AnneSchumiii4 жыл бұрын
I was there two years ago for 2 months and a polar bear visited the village. The day after we found out he had ripped apart the seat of a snow scooter. The owner was not amused. This bike was lucky.
@kambuchanan98763 жыл бұрын
Yes beary good manners
@petebeingrenewed57313 жыл бұрын
The best manners 👌
@saycarl54389 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful village - neat, tidy, clean and in a stunning location. Good for Norway/Norvege
@MikePlaysYeet5 жыл бұрын
Norge*
@RodGibsonMusic5 жыл бұрын
Svalbard is independent. Fuck Norway.
@mell31094 жыл бұрын
Rod Gibson Music independent to a point 34 nations have a shared claim however Norway run the island
@cius964 жыл бұрын
@@MikePlaysYeet Noreg*
@danielward70084 жыл бұрын
Only the rich can afford to live in Svalbard, that's why.
@about47t-rexes127 жыл бұрын
This is awesome! I'm always fascinated by remote places like Svalbard, and sometimes information is hard to find. It's great to see a glimpse of what life is like up there.
@kerriirvin52063 жыл бұрын
I like the happy colors of the homes
@MadMusicologist4 жыл бұрын
When I was a boy of ten years, I got a book of a fisherman who, with his crew, found a small boat with a three years old child in the arctic sea somewhere between Spitzbergen and Greenland. The story was telling how that child grew up in the Arctic, mainly on Spitzbergen. Since having read that book that Archipel is somehow on my mind. It is amazing how today we have access to recordings, clips, and films from the remotest areas of our planet, and a clip like this one gives me a bit imagination of how it must be to live way up there, where you have polar nights with dusk and dawn around noon and you would welcome the sun when it comes back for the first time in a year. Thank you so much for this one. And yes, in that story, a polar bear came up to the house where the child lived while the fishermen were back on the sea.
@decusq3 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how laid back polar bears look but as soon as they spot people they be like "Oh Food!"
@wildlifewarrior2670 Жыл бұрын
Not always but you want to keep your distance and not go out there
@sonalchoudhary112 жыл бұрын
I work in Ny-Alesund which is basically a research base where we have research stations of 11 countries but you can stay in Longyearbyen which is a bit south of Ny-Alesund. Longyearbyen has a couple of cheap guest houses and few good hotels. Good luck!
@MrMaltbread11 жыл бұрын
Brave to be that close. Their sense of smell is excellent
@garethhjones11 жыл бұрын
Norway is a very nice country. I hope you like Herring. They eat a lot of it in Norway. I also been told the beer is VERY expensive.
@weendey10 жыл бұрын
@Curtis Martin. Hi the acceptance rate on UNIS is changing every year. Suddenly one year there a lot of people applying and next year they can't fill up the courses. They have a normal grocery store there were you will get what you need of food. Just be warned that the prices for food is extremely expensive. Hope you get to Unis, it is a really nice place to study
@MBTIinaction9 жыл бұрын
that is just wild. Living in nyc the only exotic animals i get to see roaming the street are rats
@coloursofmelancholia8 жыл бұрын
+Ali L i´ve read there live coyotes in nyc, who look on the left and on the right until they cross the street. no joke! in berlin we have wild boars, racoons, rabbits, foxes and turtles. nyc is mainly on islands. so it must be a little bit difficult for animals to come there.
@jbmjbm21457 жыл бұрын
and liberal social justice warriors
@fiddibelow5 жыл бұрын
That's usually the result when you put up a huge city
@soflodoug2 жыл бұрын
No,you have lots of dangerous monkeys and apes that are homocidal and sociopath albinos creatures that are set on your demose. No, you have many animals there.
@wildlifewarrior2670 Жыл бұрын
Free food
@j_m_b_19142 жыл бұрын
"From 2:00am - 4:00am" -- Completely sunny outside. I have no idea how my brain would deal with the seasons here but I bet it is trippy for people who grew up closer to the equator.
@isnowizard9 жыл бұрын
Having just been visiting that site, Ny-Ålesund ( april 15) I can only say - ahhh - but everything there is just beyond any scale or measure:) From my point of view people from every visiting country present there was genuienly friendly and also seemingly happy to answere any question about the arctic environment. We didn't see any ursus marinus (?) but we did have a rather close encounter with the walrus, seel, polar fox, grouse and of coourse mr. rudolph reindeer. Thank you for posting this clip, I guess you were posting from the Chinese building, -please correct me if I'm wrong, but anyhow it was a great feature:)
@koteswar0092 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Svalbard. Just today finalised my Arctic trip itinerary to include this tiny place.
@ANTIFAxFINLAND11 жыл бұрын
I was curious about the location, so I googled, and as I think other people might be interested too, I decided to share the information. Wikipedia says: "Ny-Ålesund ("New Ålesund") is one of the four permanent settlements on the island of Spitsbergen in the Svalbard archipelago. It is located on Brøggerhalvøya and Kongsfjorden. Like the rest of Svalbard, Ny-Ålesund is administered by the Kingdom of Norway." (Not to be confused with Ålesund, which is in the western part of mainland Norway.)
@filmidioten11 жыл бұрын
Could also be your last day of life. Polar bears are one of the few animals that automatically look at humans as a food source.
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
Well people so a bit of skiing with cautions... and they have indoor games. it depends what kinda stores you referring to... Longyearbyen (the main town of Svalbard) has a few shops and stores
@datbear87897 жыл бұрын
Here it is... a polar bear roaming in his natural habitat. Yes, Polar Bears are people in Svalbard, too.
@adelarsen97767 жыл бұрын
They can even vote and claim money for having babies.
@daisyhall24628 жыл бұрын
Wow that's fantastic - we are coming to visit Alseund soon I hope we get to see the polar bear too - Daisy age 8.
@ji32008 жыл бұрын
+Daisy Hall i wouldn't live those place even if they pay me to live there
@coloursofmelancholia8 жыл бұрын
+Daisy Hall they like to eat children!
@ji32008 жыл бұрын
***** AND ADULTS TOO
@AndrishhRS7 жыл бұрын
Ålesund is not the same as Ny-Ålesund.
@ilyasselmalikifans13327 жыл бұрын
can you give me your Facebook ..for me my Facebook hamza taraka
@USERNAMEfieldempty2 жыл бұрын
What a perfect summer's day in Svalbard. Time for a BBQ! Don't forget your suntan cream!
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your information with other viewers here. Much appreciated.
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
Well we do have internet, no mobile phones, we communicate via radio. And favourite time is when we are out in the field. It's just beautiful even if the weather is awful.
@shulupayaface9 жыл бұрын
He is looking for a drink of coca cola from a bottle as it is xmas after all lol
@houhouhoucine1367 жыл бұрын
hi . how are you . i m from morocco i need visa to visit your city
@lonepetersen34247 жыл бұрын
Britmatt81 g
@genesisbustamante-durian6 жыл бұрын
Amerifat humour... sigh...
@jacobjallen26205 жыл бұрын
It's not Christmas, this video was shot at 2 am with the midnight sun
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
Polar bears don't really like human flesh. They attack us just out of fear. They might start liking our flesh in few years time when they won't have much options.
@MegaRudeBoy693 жыл бұрын
I bet the people living there are highly aware of their surroundings at all times. Every city needs a pack of voracious predators roaming around, keeps folks humble and on their toes.
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
There was research going on 'Mars' done in collaboration with the UK and the USA researchers. No mobile phones, there's internet. There is a university in south of Ny-Alesund, in Longyearbyen called UNIS (can google about it). We communicate with the research base via radios when we are in out in the field. More via email.
@sonalchoudhary112 жыл бұрын
Yeah it's a really beautiful place as long as we can keep it so!
@sonalchoudhary112 жыл бұрын
Hmm... not sure if you would really want to wake up beside a polar bear! But my best wishes are with you!
@rons53193 жыл бұрын
Good thing nobody got caught outside and off guard.
@eliudm4723 жыл бұрын
The Polar Bear Came To See If Everyone there did their Taxes.
@Uprightfossil Жыл бұрын
There’s not enough money that would tempt me to live there or even visit there for a day polar bears terrify me
@heltonsm66837 ай бұрын
I miss birds sound...I haven't heard it since I moved to the city
@Sherpaful11 жыл бұрын
I want to give it a bear hug!
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
It is! That's why it is compulsory to be in pair while working in the field in Svalbard.
@servantofallah26083 жыл бұрын
Maybe living here would be nice, but the lack of plants, and the cold would probably drive me crazy
@dmmchugh37143 жыл бұрын
With the polar bears so close, do citizens walk around with sidearms? I read that in Churchill, Manitoba no one locks car/house doors so that there is always escape in case of polar bear confrontation. Is it the same in this town ?
@classiclistener018 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Where I live, the occasional brown bear comes around, but, if you make a loud noise, they'll leave. I'm betting that if you pulled a stunt like that with this Polar bear, you'd be sorry. Please...are you familiar with Arkticugol? Thank you for posting this great video! :)
@christopherboyd79728 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of 'nam.
@Defaldor12 жыл бұрын
Svalbard is a research site there aren't any hotels or places for members of the public to stay at.
@beesforever36855 жыл бұрын
AHH THE NEW NEIGHBOR CITYYYYY AHHHHH
@leitros8 жыл бұрын
Not too many people about. I wonder why?!!! Seriously, though, if it smelled food surely it could easily break down a wooden door.
@jacobjallen26205 жыл бұрын
There aren't any people around because the video was shot at 2 am
@minyoongiswifeu24466 жыл бұрын
Just imagine going to your window and seeing a polar bear there....i would shit my pants
@protopod5 жыл бұрын
That seems like a peaceful place to live.
@frederikswordsman331810 жыл бұрын
looks like he/she want to say : I am the boss here lol :))))
@sonalchoudhary112 жыл бұрын
You can stay in Longyearbyen. But yes you are right that Ny-Alesund (North from Longyearbyen in Svalbard) is a research base.
@antiviaggiatore11 жыл бұрын
terrifying! I was in Ny Alesund in July 2007, walking just in front the Amundsen statue...
@olamanola894 жыл бұрын
I saw a clip from this video in polish TV series about Svalbard. How do you go on with your life if you have an appointment and have to leave the house but you see a polar bear cruising around the town? What do you do?
@user-pd6bd7ir4z3 жыл бұрын
should put a fence around the whole village to prevent the polar bears from coming in
@importedmusic11 жыл бұрын
One beautiful creature
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
Hi Taylor, I am not sure about the acceptance rate of the UNIS neither am sure if you could get some American food there. I have not stayed much long in Longyearbyen (the main town of Svalbard) where UNIS is situated. I use to work further north than UNIS/Longyearbyen. There is a small cluster of pubs and shops and you may find some good food there. However, I don't mind Norwegian food so I had no problems. Most of the Norwegians speak English so you should not have any prob. Hope this helps!
@eliudm4723 жыл бұрын
It's been 9 year and the polar Bear is still there walking around
@orange703836 жыл бұрын
At least one person in that place has got to have a skunky bud grow room set up, I mean being that remote you ought to be able to do whatever, although choices of activities may be kind of limited. But I bet there's some killer snowman makin action going on there, that'd be something, that and yelling as loud as you can in all directions.
@TigerMeadows6 жыл бұрын
That statue is dedicated to a guy who was eaten by polar bears.
@roachtoasties3 жыл бұрын
No polar bears in my part of the world (California). There are coyotes in my neighborhood. They generally don't bother people if you don't bother them. They'll eat rabbits, but not people. They also don't bother eating rats. Not very tasty. ;)
@SpeedToRRo11 жыл бұрын
Ohh - was here just a few days before. Awesome place, but beware walking alone here !
@sonalchoudhary112 жыл бұрын
:) I normally work late nights when I am in the Arctic as anyway you will not feel sleepy unless you are really tired.
@thephysicsshred11 жыл бұрын
I was working in the room with the white spheres... I would have shitted my pants, if i had look out of the window and saw the beast running around....
@LegendzComboApe19939 жыл бұрын
wow great sighting
@styremcstyre8 жыл бұрын
I haven't seen a polar bear not even in a zoo but I think this one looks skinny? Effect of global warming maybe? Can someone tell if that bear is healthy? Just curious...
@pesuvalgendaja83916 жыл бұрын
It also seems to me that (s)he's skinny :/
@MikePlaysYeet5 жыл бұрын
A good way to see if a bear is considered “skinny” is if you can’t see fat dangling off the throat. On this one you can, so he’s safe :)
@GoldenNorway110 жыл бұрын
Welcome to Norway.
@coloursofmelancholia8 жыл бұрын
i would get paranoid, if i would live there!
@pesuvalgendaja83916 жыл бұрын
That's exactly why you DON'T live there...
@cellinimedusa46792 жыл бұрын
Amazing, wow!
@ClutchNixon11 жыл бұрын
You should check out UNIS website as they probably know the answers to your questions. I don't think they have taco bell, but maybe some tasty polar bear burgers.
@jonnees267011 жыл бұрын
Hi im boy fron Finland and i want to ask you few things about svalbard. I love sports and i play floorball in a team so what sports do you have there and im also interested in famous people from svalbard? And do you have any stores nearby?
@kajaldas388911 жыл бұрын
Sorry, It is painful. Limited number of characters to post. Please ignore the last line in my previous posting. It will be highly appreciated, if you answer me back providing your e-mail id, so that I can get more info about that island in future communication(s). What type of research (besides biology) are there ? Any space research? Any Industry, business, tourism, schools, colleges etc.? What about telephone, TV channels (cable or satellite), radio stations, type of internet services
@johanberglund62403 жыл бұрын
A POLAR BEAR!!!!! Walkingt around free!!!! Who the fuck let it out?
@realcorde10546 жыл бұрын
Do u have wifi in the svalbard?
@niranjankumar-hv9hh5 жыл бұрын
We're you born with WIFI???
@frangor692411 жыл бұрын
I've been there several times doing research and staying in the blue house, and always in July! I always wanted to spot a bear, but now that I see it in such a familiar place, I'm not so sure I want to see it. Were you scared or just having fun? where was the video shot from, the China base?
@sonalchoudhary112 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Snoopitsa04058 жыл бұрын
Are they dangerous? I mean in case that it is walking around your house, can you leave your house or you will get attacked?
@p.a.6818 жыл бұрын
I recently heard that polar bears are the only wild animals that consider humans as natural prey so it would probably be an extremely bad idea to leave one's house.
@adelarsen97767 жыл бұрын
It would eat you.
@niezel4heaven1112 жыл бұрын
magnificent..how many days did u stay at svalbard?..I´m planning to visit..could you tell me the site of the hotels or a cheaper way to stay there if you know..thanks
@michaelweston4099 жыл бұрын
Is there Internet there ?
@MistiriousStranger19 жыл бұрын
+Michael Weston with a population of 8 people........... so no i don't think so
@michaelweston4099 жыл бұрын
TheSwanzier how do they contact the outside world
@MistiriousStranger19 жыл бұрын
They use bottle mail
@MistiriousStranger18 жыл бұрын
Battle for Something Official im just kidding ppl XD
@MistiriousStranger18 жыл бұрын
Battle for Something Official K ;)
@amandagiske32123 жыл бұрын
Hi! Would it be okay if I used a clip from this video in a mini documentary I’m making about svalbard? :)
@sonalchoudhary111 жыл бұрын
Naah... she did not get into any trouble... Swam back into sea after two hours of midnight walk in the village :)
@misguidedangel65503 жыл бұрын
Incredible
@noahroth29923 жыл бұрын
He just wants a Coca Cola
@Dstew57A7 ай бұрын
Poor thing..hope it found some food
@Catasyne12 жыл бұрын
wow! That's awesome!
@buzzzub85633 жыл бұрын
Shouldn't people sound a bear alarm to warn neighbors not to come out?
@smack78912311 жыл бұрын
How do the bears look as far as condition? Are they healthy or malnourished?
@tuhinsengupta349611 жыл бұрын
hey sonal could you tell me the best time to visit svalbard wherein i can do all the activities available here.....i love norway the people and the food
@tiger74356 жыл бұрын
they are nice to look for...
@sonalchoudhary112 жыл бұрын
Very True!
@avsgaming038 жыл бұрын
Ny-Ålesund is the northest civilization in the world.
@bs1sH785 жыл бұрын
*town
@greatestever1847 жыл бұрын
so... what happens when a bear comes waltzing down the road? Serious question. Im from 38 degrees N. No bears in my area. do you all run inside and wait? shoot it? scare it off? or is it the equivalent of a dog walking down the road?
@adelarsen97767 жыл бұрын
Everyone gets an sms and email and there is warning sirens in every village and word soon spreads there is a man-eater hanging around.
@bs1sH785 жыл бұрын
every person in Svalbard is offered a rifle
@robertcooper78695 жыл бұрын
So you just watch it until something happens ??
@aftersonu3 жыл бұрын
which is the northernmost place on earth??.. Longyearbyen or Ny-Alesund..
@iam_henriknilsson8 жыл бұрын
Do you live THERE, Sir? It´s not exactly Manhattan, New York, that´s for sure
@bs1sH785 жыл бұрын
I dont know,but it does say Ny-Ålesund so its probably cold as heck(Ny-Ålesund is the most northern town in the -world- earth
@vinodkumar-sv4hs6 жыл бұрын
Hi Ms Choudary, I am from India. Can vegetarians survive in Norway as a tourist. We can consume eggs at the most but not pork or beef
@mothgru6 жыл бұрын
I'm from Norway. You can certainly eat vegetarian here.
@capjus5 жыл бұрын
Please someone tell me.. What would have happened if there was somebody??
@martinrikop9 жыл бұрын
cool . . . wish i can living there, lol
@SoloPerICommenti5 жыл бұрын
no risk leaving the bike unlocked? someone could steal it!
@tobyflenderson80844 жыл бұрын
This is a tiny, tiny village, largely made up of scientists. I think you’re fine.
@Robinssoncravents12 жыл бұрын
hello, I have a question from colombia south america...have you satellite internet?...what its your favorite time of day and for what?
@susanreid7973 жыл бұрын
That place look so clean it dosent look real thats how people should live flawless. 😇🙏💕its ashame i cant say the same for where im at jus pure nastyness animals aint that nasty smh