Caught On Camera: Colorado Bears Busted Having A "Pool Party"

An endearing backyard video filmed in Colorado shows the moment two bear were enchant playing , splashing , swim , and even doggy paddling along the bound of the pocket billiards .

The bear couple seem to draw close and get by each other while dipping their paws and snout into the urine as if to prove out the temperature . At one point , it even appears that one of the bears gently nudges their comrade directly into the pool . The video was captured around 4 pm local time on October 9 when the temperature was around30 ° C(80 ° F ) .

“ Do n’t palpate too bad that you did n’t get an invite , we did n’t get call for either,”Tweetedthe Boulder Police Department .

Though they may come along as cunning and cuddly as their namesakeTeddy Bear , bears can be extremely severe . Just look at thesetwo massive grizzly bearsseen in Canada duking it out as a wolf casually watched in the background knowledge . However , it is likely the couple are two black bears as the state is no longer home to large grizzly bears due to human hunt , reportsColorado Public Radio . The American black bear ( Ursus americanus ) is thesmallestof three North American species of bear with male measure 130 - 190 centimeters ( 50 - 75 inches ) in length and press 60 - 300 kilograms ( 130 - 660 pounds ) , consort to theInternational Association for Bear Research and Management . female tend to be a act smaller .

Though the American black bear is now locally extinct across much of its former range throughout the central part of the US and into Mexico , theInternational Union for Conservation of Natureclassifies the American disastrous bear as a species of least concern and estimates there are presently between 850,000 and 950,000 individuals across the North American continent .

This fourth dimension of class , interactions between bearsand humans increases as the animals begin to prepare for hibernation . During the summer , bear go through plant life and louse but as they transition to the hyperphagia phase , a period characterized as a “ feeding frenzy ” of fruit , nuts , and fish helps the big fauna put on blubber for winter hibernation   – as present by Alaska ’s famousFat Bear Week .   According to Colorado Parks and Wildlife , bears can scrounge for up to 20 hours per day and may transmigrate between 20 and 30 miles from where they expend their summertime to their spill range .

With that amount of work , it should come as no surprise that this bear duo lead a much - demand puddle break .