Female bear seen swimming in a pool in California

Bear and her cubs in a swimming pool in Monrovia California

By George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122336)

Lake Charles, Louisiana

May 10, 2024 3:21pm CST

Monrovia California resident Ricky Martinez witnessed a female bear who is in the company of her two cubs who managed to get inside of his home on Tuesday to take a swim inside of the pool in his back yard. The bears then went to a scratch a tree before leaving the back yard to the forest without harming any of the property. My guess is that the bears went into the swimming pool to get some cooling off from a hot day outside. Link is upi.com/5701715095849 via @upi

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

10 May 24

Wow, another zany day in California. It must have been exciting to be visited by a bear and her babies.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 May 24

The owner of the home was amazed to see the bears.

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@akalinus (44366)

• United States

10 May 24

@Deepizzaguy I would be amazed too.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

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@RasmaSandra (98129)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

10 May 24

I hope she had a good and relaxing swim,

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

I hope so as well.

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@moffittjc (128854)

• Gainesville, Florida

11 May 24

A buddy of mine who lives in the suburbs of Orlando, Florida has a bear that stops by and swims in his pool about once a week. He doesn't mind the bear being there, but the only bad thing is it always digs through his garbage cans for food and makes quite a mess.

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@moffittjc (128854)

• Gainesville, Florida

14 May 24

@Deepizzaguy There was one time I was canoeing on a creek and I came around a bend and saw a tree fallen over the creek. I judged that I had just enough clearance that if I laid down in my canoe I could pass safely under the tree. What I did not realize was that there was a bear sitting on the tree reaching down into the water trying to catch fish. I wasn’t sure what to do, so I went ahead and laid down in the canoe and went under the tree. As I passed under I looked up and saw the bear staring down at me. It sat there and let me pass. It was pretty cool.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

Thank you for sharing the story about the bear in Orlando.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

14 May 24

@moffittjc Thank you for sharing your story.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

10 May 24

My gosh, those bears aren't stupid! They know exactly where to go, for a nice cooling off:)

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

10 May 24

You are right.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

@kobesbuddy You are right.

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@kobesbuddy (78833)

• East Tawas, Michigan

11 May 24

@Deepizzaguy Some people with a lot of money, they live frivolously!

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@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

11 May 24

Probably you are right, they just wanted to cool themselves.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

@nela13 You are right.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

That is what likely happened since bears do not intend to harm anyone unless they are provoked.

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@nela13 (59365)

• Portugal

11 May 24

@Deepizzaguy I know they are dangerous but they look so sweet.

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@dya80dya (36805)

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10 May 24

Yes, they are smart and went to get some cooling off from a hot day.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

I am in agreement with you.

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@snowy22315 (209177)

• United States

11 May 24

I guess she was hot. Bears like to swim. There is a park in Richmond that has bears and I saw it swimming once.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

Probably what happened since I know if I were a bear under a hot sun, I would also want to get into a body of water to cool off.

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Anne Marie Guyer

@LeaPea2417 (40061)

• Toccoa, Georgia

11 May 24

That's hilarious

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

I agree with you.

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@TheHorse (238370)

• Walnut Creek, California

12 May 24

I would avoid a mother and her cubs.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

12 May 24

That is one fact that my relatives who have farm animals tell me to stay away from female animals when they are near their children.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

11 May 24

I'm glad they enjoyed a swim without harming anyone and left the property without damaging anything.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

I am in agreement with you that the bear did not harm anyone or the property.

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@JudyEv (382576)

• Rockingham, Australia

11 May 24

At least they left without causing any damage. I wonder if they'll come back again one day.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

I am sure that the bears will return to the property and take another swim.

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@innertalks (23745)

• Australia

12 May 24

The owner might be scared that this might happen again when he is actually swimming in there himself one day. If he is mistaken for a large fish, by the bears, it might not end up well for that man.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

12 May 24

You are right.

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Dr Souvik Chatterji

@sathviksouvik (23270)

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11 May 24

that is very fascinating experience

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

11 May 24

I am in agreement with you since bears getting into swimming pools is rare.

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@LindaOHio (222806)

• United States

12 May 24

How cute. I'm glad no one was injured.

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@Deepizzaguy (122336)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

12 May 24

I am in agreement with you.

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