"I thought to myself, why should my husband have all the fun," said Aniston who signed on to the project after Pitt's grizzly experience last year. Pitt got involved in the project after working with professional animal trainers Doug and Lynne Seus while filming "Legends of the Fall."
Bart and Honey-Bump were adopted by the Seuses after the bears' mother was killed by a hunter when they were cubs. The Seuses are dedicated to preserving America's wildlife, an initiative started fifteen years ago through their non- profit Vital Ground.
"Growing Up Grizzly 2" will pick up with Bart and Honey-Bump at three-and-a-half years old -- happy, healthy adolescent bears who take a liking to Aniston. She bonds with the bears, runs them through some training drills and leads viewers on a journey across the wild lands of the Northwest to explore the grizzly bears' struggle to survive in their ever-diminishing habitat.
"Growing Up Grizzly 2" is a production of Arden Entertainment for Animal Planet. For Arden Entertainment, Dan Arden is executive producer and John Greco is producer. For Animal Planet, Alexandra Bennett is executive producer.
Animal Planet, available in more than 84 million homes nationwide, is the only television network dedicated exclusively to the connection between humans and animals. The network's original programming brings together people of all ages by tapping into a fundamental fascination with animals and providing an entertaining mix of programming including original movies, adventure series, sports, drama and sitcoms. Discovery Networks, U.S., a unit of Discovery Communications, Inc., operates and manages the Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, the Travel Channel, Discovery Health Channel, Discovery Kids, and a family of newer, targeted channels.
