It was quite a trick for two bear cubs Halloween morning.
For some reason, the black bear pair thought it a treat to fall asleep high atop a transmission pole in the Canadian prairies.
The animals were first spotted Wednesday morning by a Manitoba Hydro crew near the community of Sundown, Man., about 135 kilometres southwest of Winnipeg.
“There’s a first for everything” the utility company tweeted.
There’s a first for everything. A crew spotted two black bears on a transmission line near Sundown this morning 🐻 We’re working with officials to get the bears down safely. We hope they eventually come down on their own. We’ll keep you posted! pic.twitter.com/m20trXJIAv
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) October 31, 2018
Power was cut to the line so workers could safely remove the cubs.
“We’ve deenergized the section of the line around the bears so that they’re safe up there,” the utility company tweeted. “We’re not sure why they climbed the pole, but they may have been spooked by something.”
UPDATE: The bears are still up the pole, and they’re actually sleeping up there. Officials are still working out a game plan to get the bears down safely (📸 courtesy of @rycanada)
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) October 31, 2018
Eventually they did work their way down.
For those following along with this story, the bears have made it down safely 🐻 Definitely not a call our line workers go to every day. Let’s hope these cubs learnt that hydro polls aren’t the best place to snooze #breakingnews pic.twitter.com/bnmVda641F
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) October 31, 2018
And, in fine form.
“Who needs a belt and spurs?” Hey @IBEW2034! Future line workers? pic.twitter.com/uBybRcU0rJ
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) October 31, 2018
Future line workers, indeed.
Maybe just find a new place to nap.
They came down safely a few hours ago. All good! pic.twitter.com/s7QWsVG1py
— Manitoba Hydro (@manitobahydro) October 31, 2018
Photos Ryan Canada/Instagram/Manitoba Hydro/Twitter