Now that’s one way to beat the heat! Mama bear and cubs frolic in the backyard pool in Los Angeles
Now that’s one way to beat the heat! Mama bear and cubs frolic in the backyard pool in Los Angeles
- A mother bear and her two cubs were discovered swimming at a Californian couple’s $1.2 million home
- Jon and Karen Von Gunten captured video of the bear family splashing around to cool off from the Los Angeles summer heat
A Los Angeles couple was surprised to discover a mother bear and her two cubs taking a dip in their pool to cool off.
Jon and Karen Von Gunten weren’t the only ones to take advantage of the amenities of their $1.2 million California home this summer.
The homeowners captured a family of three bears in the backyard pool of their beautiful home in Tujunga, California.
The video started with just the mother bear relaxing in the pool while her cubs stood at the edge of the water, working up the courage to get in.
One after another, the smaller bears take the brave leap into the water and one begins to paddle and splash around while the other quickly tries to escape and climb out.
A mother bear is seen splashing around in the pool of a $1.2 million California home as her cubs anxiously prepare to jump in and join their mother
The young bears bravely jumped in and sat in the pool with their mother to cool off from the summer heat in Tujunga, California
In the video, one of the homeowners said, “I’m just glad I wasn’t in the pool.”
The more fearful bear overcame his fear and remained in the water where he playfully swiped at his mother while the other calmly crawled out.
After cooling off in the large luxury pool, all three bears were ready to go outside and shake out their fur to dry off.
The Von Guntens said the bears came from Rowley Canyon, which connects to the Angeles Nation Forest and is just a few houses away from where their property is located.
Bear sightings are more common during the hot summer months in Southern California.
Earlier in September, a homeowner in Sierra Madre, California, came home Tuesday after a night out to find her kitchen had been ransacked and paw prints leading to the refrigerator.
The homeowners said the bears came from Rowley Canyon, which is within walking distance of their home
The young bear had eaten mangoes, avocado and guava jam, she said KTL – adding that she heard noises in her garage, so she called the police.
“It really just tried a little bit of everything: a little bit of grain, jars of things,” she said.
“It opened everything up, sweet things. Sweet treats, something we would all do.”
The bears consume about 20,000 calories a day, said Mackenzie Rich of the wildlife department — and their noses are seven times stronger than a bloodhound’s.
It was the same bear spotted taking a dip on Wednesday evening in a neighbor’s pool around 6:30 p.m.
The animal can be seen dipping a toe into the water and then diving into the water. Instead of climbing out, he takes a lap in the pool.
In July, another Southern California homeowner caught a bear and her baby taking a dip in her pool to cool off.
A video clip showed a baby bear splashing in the water before the mother bear came into view and enjoyed a playful exchange with her cub.
The two are seen playing at the edge of the pool before the mother bear sticks her front paws in.