LYRICS
It may look like fun
but this is serious training for the task ahead
There's no food on the slopes
and the family will need to head out across the frozen sea
before the mother's milk runs dry
Two weeks later they're ready
Out on the sea ice the female can hunt for seals
but it'll take all her mothering skills
to keep her cubs safe in this dangerous world of ice
The annual melt has begun
This is a challenging time for the bear family
One out of every two cubs do not survive their first year out on the ice
As the sun's influence increases
the sea ice seems to take on a life of its own
Glacial melt waters pour from the land mingling with the sea
and speeding up the thaw