Thanks to ITV News Online for the Headline
What a surprise for the Polar Bears from a Wildlife Park in Staffordshire to have two paragliders careering down at them only to turn off at the last minute and miss the enclosure and land safely.
Penny for the Polar Bears thoughts. Their protests at the intrusion into their territory would be in Swedish as they were rescued from a Wildlife Park in Sweden after unfortunately it was closed about four years ago. So no one would have understood them, much as they probably didn’t understand the aerial intrusion. Unless they thought Christmas had come early and dinners were dropped in from the sky. A Polaroo…..
I can well imagine what the gliders were thinking. ” Jeez, we’ve got too close there’s no thermals here. We’re losing height, it was your idea to oggle at the polar bears for free!” Still any disagreements about their situation were postponed till after they had landed safely out of reach of a few tonnes of white furry claws and teeth. Their skill at maneuvering their fantastic flying machines were tested to the limit and thank heavens they didn’t land on any of the enclosures fencing .As this would have meant not only costly repairs but also a possible Polar Bear jaunt, hence the option of using a method that would probably give the bears a sleepy headache but otherwise keep them safe. Thankfully, there were rangers about with the necessary equipment so that they could anaesthetize the bears should it prove necessary. Although it would stop them from travelling , it wouldn’t have stopped them from having a paraglider lunch.
Thankfully the paragliders managed to divert and I hope the Peak Wildlife Park ask for a large donation for the inconvenience and also for the attempt at trying to see the polar bears for free.
thenotsomightyom 