Female bear seen swimming in a pool in California
@Deepizzaguy (95608)
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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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
10 May
The owner of the home was amazed to see the bears.
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@RasmaSandra (74285)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May
I hope she had a good and relaxing swim,
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@moffittjc (118863)
• Gainesville, Florida
11 May
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 (118863)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 May
@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 (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 May
Thank you for sharing the story about the bear in Orlando.
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
14 May
@moffittjc Thank you for sharing your story.
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@kobesbuddy (75255)
• East Tawas, Michigan
10 May
My gosh, those bears aren't stupid! They know exactly where to go, for a nice cooling off:)
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@kobesbuddy (75255)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 May
@Deepizzaguy Some people with a lot of money, they live frivolously!
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 May
That is what likely happened since bears do not intend to harm anyone unless they are provoked.
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@nela13 (55820)
• Portugal
11 May
@Deepizzaguy I know they are dangerous but they look so sweet.
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 May
I am in agreement with you.
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@snowy22315 (171499)
• United States
11 May
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 (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 May
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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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 May
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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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 May
I am in agreement with you that the bear did not harm anyone or the property.
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 May
I am sure that the bears will return to the property and take another swim.
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11 May
I am in agreement with you since bears getting into swimming pools is rare.
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@LindaOHio (159264)
• United States
12 May
How cute. I'm glad no one was injured.
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@Deepizzaguy (95608)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
12 May
I am in agreement with you.
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@innertalks (21195)
• Australia
12 May
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.
