Bear takes 'power nap' atop Saskatchewan electricity pole

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Bear takes 'power nap' atop Saskatchewan electricity pole
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A black bear surprised SaskPower workers in Saskatchewan, Canada last week, when a customer called to report the creature snoozing atop a power pole.

Me, I like napping at home, on my couch, but the bear had reportedly just escaped a pair of dogs, and it decided to grab the first spot it could find for a "power nap" (sorry).

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.