Monday, June 20, 2005

Ha! The Polar Bears are Hungry!

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Scientists Fend Off Polar Bears, Caribou To Get Telescope

POSTED: 11:39 am CDT June 20, 2005

PORT COQUITLAM, British Columbia -- To examine data on the universe's earliest stars and galaxies from a balloon-launched telescope, scientists had to fend off earthly creatures in the Canadian Arctic.

The telescope landed there by parachute Saturday and was quickly surrounded by wildlife.

"The secret of our universe's beginnings was being protected by caribou and polar bears," said John Kageorge, communications manager for AMEC Dynamic Structures Ltd. in this Vancouver suburb. "As it turns out, the scientists needed to go back with a rifle to protect themselves."

It's an AP story - so look for it.

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