A family of bears decided to go for a swim in a backyard pool in New Jersey earlier this week and the homeowners captured their activities on video.
6ABC reported that the family of black bears consisted of the mother bear and her five cubs getting into the water to beat the heat in Rockaway Township.
"I thought they would get a drink or just drink out of it for a minute and then move on, but they pretty much started climbing," said Tim Basso. "They came in, they experienced the pool, they got it, they seemed to enjoy themselves.”
One of Basso’s children was not amused that the animals were in the pool playing with all the toys.
Today noted that the child can be heard in the video saying “they took my floaty.”
After about an hour of play, the bears had their fill and left the property. So far they have not made another appearance, but there are still a few weeks of summer left so stay tuned.
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