Current:Home > MyFamily of bears take a swim, cool off in pool of Southern California home: Watch video -Elevate Capital Network
Family of bears take a swim, cool off in pool of Southern California home: Watch video
SignalHub Quantitative Think Tank Center View
Date:2025-04-09 23:43:37
A Southern California couple is gaining attention for unexpected guests that arrived Monday on their property.
Video captured by one of the men home on lunch shows a mama bear and her two cubs enjoying the family pool. The mama bear doesn't hesitate to jump right in, while the cubs aren't so sure they're ready.
Ricky Martinez and Brian Gordon, residents of the Monrovia home told NBC Los Angeles that they have seen the mother bear before and have named her Maddie, but this is the first time they've seen the cubs.
"We respect them from a heathy distance," Martinez said. "We stay away. We let them do whatever they are doing."
But the couple admires the bears whenever they're around. "We are the real intruders," Gordon shared with NBCLA. "So, we never call the police."
Watch:A critically endangered newborn addax now calls Disney's Animal Kingdom home
Bear sightings are common in the Monrovia foothills
The couple purchased a bear-shaped floatation device in case the bear family decides to come and play again. One bear in particular loves to come and swim with an inflatable unicorn that the couple keeps replacing because it keeps getting popped by the bear.
Though a variety of bears come around, Maddie is their favorite. They even have a painting of her in their living room, NBCLA showed.
"She's even crashed our pool parties if we're barbequing," Gordon shared with the affiliate.
Up in the foothills of Monrovia, bear sightings are common, but when mating season begins, residents have to be more careful to put away trash as it attracts the larger, more dangerous male bears.
Over all, residents of the area enjoy sharing their space with their furry friends.
"This used to be my house! I miss my bears 🐻," one woman commented on the post first shared on Instagram.
"So cool that you respect the bears! Love your bear pool float.❤️," another wrote.
Many others shared their excitement for future content on the bears.
"We are always left in awe when we see the [them], especially a momma bear with cubs. We haven't seen cubs that little before, and it was the cutest thing ever," Martinez shared with NBCLA.
veryGood! (2)
Related
- Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
- 6 people were killed and 40 injured when two trains collided in southern India
- A man is arrested in a deadly double shooting near a Donaldsonville High football game
- Live updates | Palestinian officials say death toll rises from expanded Israel military operation
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- 'Rare and precious': Watch endangered emperor penguin hatch at SeaWorld San Diego
- Colorado DB Shilo Sanders ejected after big hit in loss to UCLA
- Kazakhstan mine fire death roll rises to 42
- Behind on your annual reading goal? Books under 200 pages to read before 2024 ends
- What is a walking school bus? Hint: It has no tires but lots of feet and lots of soul
Ranking
- 'Malcolm in the Middle’ to return with new episodes featuring Frankie Muniz
- Friends' Maggie Wheeler Mourns Onscreen Love Matthew Perry
- Manhunt for Maine shooting suspect Robert Card prompts underwater searches
- Former Rangers owner George W. Bush throws first pitch before World Series Game 1 in Texas
- Grammy nominee Teddy Swims on love, growth and embracing change
- Two people shot, injured in altercation at Worcester State University
- Bangladesh police detain key opposition figure, a day after clashes left one dead and scores injured
- Hilarie Burton Raving About Jeffrey Dean Morgan Will Make You Believe in Soulmates
Recommendation
Tree trimmer dead after getting caught in wood chipper at Florida town hall
Friends' Maggie Wheeler Mourns Onscreen Love Matthew Perry
Live updates | Palestinian officials say death toll rises from expanded Israel military operation
African tortoise reunites with its owner after being missing for 3 years in Florida
Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
G-7 nations back strong supply chains for energy and food despite global tensions
NC State coach Dave Doeren rips Steve Smith after Wolfpack win: 'He can kiss my ...'
Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends