Vital Ground’s Grizzly Conservation Ambassadors. Little Bart's sister is named Honey Bump. A fifty stone bear described by his owner as 'the best-trained grizzly in the business' has killed one of his handlers during a rehearsal for a film stunt. Did you know that their stardom extends far beyond the big screen? His namesake is Little Bart. Bart the Bear is perhaps one of Hollywood's most remarkable animal stars. Date of birth: January 20, 2000 Race: Great Brown Bear Height: 8 feet 6 inches Weigh t: 1,100 lbs Hair: Golden Brown Eyes: Tawny Brown Education: Doug Seus. As for Bart, at this stage in his career, after starring in “The Bear” and “Legends of the Fall,” he could have rested on his laurels, or whatever it is bears rest on. At the same time it offers the public a place to come and learn about grizzly bears as they watch the majestic animals “up close” in a beautiful mountain setting. You just met Bart the Bear II, Honey Bump and Tank on Discovery’s Man vs. Bear. For all of their lives, Bart, Bump and Tank have been conservation ambassadors for … Jun 19, 2020 - Doug & Lynn Seus. Meet Tank the Bear: A Gentle Giant of Conservation. Like many a younger brother, however, Tank didn’t try to live up to the immensity of his predecessor. Tank the Bear had huge footprints to fill when Doug and Lynne Seus adopted him as a cub in 1995. Directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud. His destiny was not to live out his 23-1/2 years in the unchanging confinement of a zoo, but to see the world and become a beloved member of a human family. Bart was born in a U.S. zoo on January 19, 1977. Bart the Bear was nearing the end of his prodigious acting career and Tank was the heir apparent. See more ideas about bart the bear, bear, bart. Courtesy photo Bart the Bear appears with Robert Redford in a scene from "An Unfinished Life." Big Bart the Bear . Bart 2, seen here, and his predecessor, Big Bart, have an impressive list of movie credentials and helped start and continue to support Vital Ground, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving grizzly bear populations by conserving wildlife habitat. Founded in 2004, MGE provides a spacious and natural home for rescued grizzlies. Bart the Bear died peacefully surrounded by his family and friends at his home in Utah on May 10, 2000. Welcome to Montana Grizzly Encounter; a Grizzly Bear Rescue & Education Sanctuary in Bozeman, Montana. With Tchéky Karyo, Bart the Bear, Youk the Bear, Jack Wallace. Bart is the largest, most powerful Grizzly on Bear Mountain. See more ideas about bart the bear, bear, bart. Jul 30, 2020 - In loving memory of Bart The Bear. Now, as an adult, Bart the Bear 2 is massive, standing well over 8 feet tall. He rivals indigenous grizzlies of the plains during the buffalo years, and is as big as some coastal brown bears. An orphan bear cub hooks up with an adult male as they try to dodge human hunters. Sadly, Bart died in 2000 of cancer at the age of 23 during filming of Animal Planet's Growing Up Grizzly (2001).