Broadcasting live over three nights with hosts Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, PBS, in partnership with the BBC, turns the cameras on a must-see natural spectacle as thousands of the world’s wildest animals gather to take part in Alaska’s amazing summer feast.
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Over three nights in July 2017, Wild Alaska Live turned the cameras on a must-see natural spectacle that plays out across the vast Alaskan wilderness, where some of the world’s most remarkable animals – bears, wolves, moose, orcas and eagles – gather by the thousands to take part in Alaska’s summer feast, an event never before captured live on television.
Wild Alaska Live was hosted by Emmy Award®-winning zoologists, adventurers and brothers Chris Kratt and Martin Kratt, the creators, executive producers and stars of the hit PBS KIDS series Wild Kratts. Liz Bonnin and Steve Backshall, both of whom presented Big Blue Live, joined the Kratts as on-air correspondents.
A production of BBC Earth for PBS, Wild Alaska Live visited several locations, including points near Juneau and the Tongass National Forest, where the team will look for black bears and bald eagles; the vast Kenai Fjords National Park, in search of orcas and humpback whales; and the wilderness of Katmai National Park, where brown bears and elusive wolves live and hunt. Wild Alaska Live also introduced viewers to local experts who explore the relationship between Alaska’s First Peoples and the animals among whom they co-exist.
Classroom Resources
Explore Alaska's incredibly diverse ecosystems, unique geology, local cultures, and the recent effects of global climate change with these K-12 videos and resources.
Bald eagles weigh up to 10 pounds and are up to 3 feet long. Their wingspan can be up to 7.5 feet long. Bald eagles mate for life, with a lifespan of up to 25 years.
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Beavers build lodges that can be up to 8 feet wide and 3 feet tall, and beaver children, called kits, can swim less than 24 hours after they’re born.
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The average black bear weighs around 500 pounds, and they can live up to 30 years.
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Brown bears can grow up to 10 feet tall and weigh up to 1,500 pounds, making them one of the largest of living carnivores.
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Humpback whales travel over 10,000 miles a year migrating from tropical to polar waters. An adult weighs around 33 tons - that’s 16 and a half cars!
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Male kodiak bears are up to 50 percent larger than their female counterparts. Cubs are only 1 pound at birth, but can grow up to 1,500 pounds.
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Orcas can dive down to almost 1,000 feet below the water’s surface in search of food. They can reach up to 32 feet in length when fully grown, and have a gestation period of 15-18 months.
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Female salmon lay anywhere between 3,000 and 14,000 eggs in one mating season, a big reason why there are around 300 million salmon in the world today.
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Walruses require 55 pounds of food a day, and their tusks, which grow up to 3 feet long, can break through almost 8 inches of ice.
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Wolves can have a litter of up to 14 pups, and they can travel up to 400 miles in their nomadic phase.
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