The flare cut through the sky like a firework, sending the polar bears into a panic aboard an arctic ship which the researchers are working on to erase ship footprints, says an article published in Science Magazine.
The Polar Bear ReactionThey sprinted across the snow, the mom checking to make sure her cub kept pace. Nearby, two polar bear guards—one who had fired the flare and the other armed with a rifle—stood on snowmobiles, making sure the bears posed no threat to the scientists and crew...
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