Bear loves to play with the man, kissing and hugging him.
67-year-old Mark Dumas is perhaps the only person in the world who knows how to swim with a white bear. The fearless tamer of the bears from Abbotsford, British Colombia, Canada, often swims with his manual white bear Agee.
Agee is a 23-year-old polar bear, who are friends not only with Mark but also with his wife Dawn. Bear loves to play with Mark and kiss and hug him.
The couple trains 362-kilogram Agee for filming in high-budget films and commercials. In 1995, she starred in the film «Alaska» when she was only a few weeks.
«Agee lived with me all her life», says Mark. «She is always there. I will be with her until the end of her life or to my end. It just happened. She is 23 years old. In captivity, they live from 30 to 35 years old».
Mark says that not only the lack of fear of white bears but also the friendship that developed between them over the years, helped him to grow Agee.
Of course, in his youth, Agee had to wean from the habit of baking.
Mark has trained bears for more than 40 years, so he studied their habits well. He can read Agee’s poses and facial expressions when she is unhappy with something.
«Of all the people in the world, she recognizes only me and my wife», he says. «Agee is a leader, and we are subordinate».
This is what their friendship on video looks like:
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