A cheeky black bear has been filmed having its personal non-public pool occasion at a house in California.

The bear's antics have been captured on a Ring system at a property in La Cañada Flintridge, which sits on the foothills of the Verdugo Mountains in Los Angeles County. Daybreak, the home-owner, mentioned she had by no means seen a bear in her property earlier than and it was not regular for them to roam the neighborhood.

Within the 31-second clip, the bear might be seen strolling alongside the patio earlier than stepping into one of many three swimming swimming pools on the property. It clambers from the primary pool into one other bigger pool, the place it may be seen swimming round.

Black bears are the one species of bear in California. The state was residence to a inhabitants of grizzly bears, however it went extinct within the Twenties.

California's black bear inhabitants has elevated in latest a long time, going from between 10,000 and 15,000 within the early Nineteen Eighties, to between 30,000 and 40,000 right now.

They're discovered throughout a lot of the state, inhabiting grasslands, valley foothills, desert and on the interface of city and wilderness areas.

Feminine black bears can attain round 200 kilos. Males usually weigh between 150 and 350 kilos, however can attain as much as 500 kilos. They're omnivores, dwelling on crops, bugs and reside prey. Nevertheless, they're additionally drawn to rubbish and, as extra people encroach on their pure habitat, conflicts with the general public are rising.

Earlier this yr, reviews emerged of an enormous black bear that had been rampaging round California's Lake Tahoe. Dubbed Hank the Tank, residents mentioned the bear had been coming into houses and damaging property in quest of meals. DNA evaluation later revealed Hank to be three particular person bears that appeared to have grow to be accustomed to feasting on rubbish.

In an announcement emailed to Newsweek, Daybreak mentioned they have been residence on the time of the encounter. "We have been in shock," she mentioned of the second she noticed the footage. "However I am glad we caught it on video as a result of it was a humorous second to share."

Daybreak mentioned she has no thought what attracted the bear to the property as sightings are very unusual. "We had an encounter on the entrance of the home and by no means thought it might find yourself in the back of the home," she mentioned. On having the Ring digital camera for residence surveillance, she mentioned: "[It] offers you a peace of thoughts realizing what is going on on proper exterior your own home."

black bear
Daybreak, the home-owner, mentioned she had by no means seen a bear round her property till her Ring system captured this footage. Ring