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Video by Ronan Donovan @ronan_donovan | This is Bearzilla. Estimated to weigh in the 600-700 lb range, this is a really big male for the Rocky Mountains. What’s interesting is that most bears in March emerge from hibernation lean and muscular, having burned through their fat stores. But not Bearzilla. I spent a few weeks watching him gorging on several bison carcasses along the Yellowstone River in March. Of the six other male grizzlies coming by to feed, Bearzilla was by far the largest and most rotund. He was also the only bear that was relaxed enough to nap and play near the carcasses. The rest of the bears ate fast and got outta there quickly. In this video, Bearzilla gets annoyed with the ravens, swats a European starling, and plays with his meal. It’s a brief window into the day in the life of a Yellowstone grizzly. Video taken while on assignment for @natgeo Hope over to @ronan_donovan for more photos and videos of Bearzilla

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| Meet the wolves of the “polygon pack” living in the high Arctic, just 700 miles from the North Pole. These wolves have lived at the top of the world for thousands of years in their rightful place as apex predators. I filmed this pack for a new three-part special event premiering Sunday, August 25, from 8 to 11 p.m. EST, on @natgeowild . Join me as I travel to the Arctic, to a landscape uninhabited by humans, in pursuit of the legendary white wolf. These wolves have never been hunted, so they are fearless and free, offering a chance to learn more about this mysterious social predator. Directed by Tony Gerber and filmed by Luke Padgett and me.

Wolf Pack by Ronan Donovan.

A pack of wolves in Yellowstone National Park, photographed by Ronan Donovan for National Geographic, April 2016.

When Winter comes you’ll hear no lions roar no stags grazing the fields, no roses growing in the meadows, no snakes in the sand. The Kraken will freeze where they swim The flayed men will rot and wither No trout swimming in the river and no falcon flying in the air not even the dragons breath will warm you in your halls. Only the Wolves howl in the night when Winter is coming. (Winter bison and wolf in Yellowstone photo by Photographer Ronan Donovan)

By Ronan Donovan