May 30 (UPI) -- A California resident captured video of a mother bear giving her cub a swimming lesson in a backyard pool.

The resident who captured the video told a local media outlet it's not uncommon for bears to visit their home to cool off.

A mother bear and her cub was seen taking full advantage of a swimming pool in Auburn, California.

The orphaned cub was about two months old when he was found in Los Padres National Forest -- weak, underweight and alone.

A bear cub found alone in the California wild is now “thriving” after “round-the-clock attention and expert care,” a rescue nonprofit says. The San Diego Humane Society’s Project ...

The loss of a mother black bear and her three orphaned cubs is rippling through the Sea to Sky, with Whistler residents showing up in force at the May 13 council meeting to demand change.