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Looking for a snack

A ship was in the high arctic and one of the residents caught a whiff of something delicious and decided to check it out. From the London Daily Mail:

What's for tea? Amazing pictures of the polar bear who took an interest in the menu on Arctic ship
A group of wildlife enthusiasts were looking forward to their lunch during an expedition to the Arctic island of Svalbard.

But they soon discovered a hungry polar bear was also rather keen to try their cauliflower soup.

The giant predator poked his head through the open porthole into the kitchen of the ship, which had weighed anchor so the passengers could enjoy the fabulous icy landscape.

Two of the photos:

Two errors in the article. When you weigh anchor, you are hoisting it to prepare for departure. The second error is that they are buying into the polar bear population decline rubbish that is being promoted by the Global Warming crowd:

There are around 20,000 polar bears in the wild. However, scientists predict that, if current warming trends continue in the Arctic, two-thirds of the world's polar bears could disappear by 2050.

For more information see here and here. The bears are actually doing quite well -- population numbers are up substantially from 1950's levels. Posted by DaveH at October 5, 2009 7:34 PM