Adorable Video Captures Black Bear Cub's First Playground Slide Experience
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The school day had just ended at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, North Carolina. Most students had left, and the ones in the school's "supervised homework help" program were inside the campus. Fifth-grade teacher Betsie Stockslager Emry was also heading home when she noticed two playful black bears entering the empty playground. What happened next will bring a smile to your face.
The video footage, captured by Emry on September 24, 2021, begins with the mamma bear demonstrating a slide by going down on it herself. She then tries to coax the cub to do the same. The bigger slide was too daunting. But the baby carefully came down the smaller slide and was quickly grabbed by the proud mother, who was waiting at the end. The heartwarming scene ended with them hugging and celebrating the special moment.
Though this is the first time the black bears have been caught frolicking in the playground, they are not an unusual sight at the campus. "We often have bears visit: our school is in downtown Asheville, and the students are used to going into a perimeter lockdown when the families show," Emry told McClatchy News.
Resources: huffpost.com, charlotteobserver.com
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wolfy33almost 4 yearsOMG so cute!! 😍😍😍
0857545almost 4 yearsso cute- wolfy33almost 4 yearsOMG i'm dead its so cute!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰😍😍😍
hkate12almost 4 yearsSo cute! 😊
natty-sattiealmost 4 yearsIt's hillarous
pefearonalmost 4 yearshow cute!!
dijapyfaburoalmost 4 yearsbears are so smart
brooklynjalmost 4 yearsOMG SO CUTE! I have bears a where I'm at too I mean I just live here for now but I will not say for safety reasons. Where I'm from they have lots of alligators! But the bear was playing in the PLAYGROUND bears can have fun too! Like when do you ever see a bear play on the PLAYGROUND! Sooooooooooo cool! I can't believe it! I want to pet them! I love animals so much that I became vegetarian! The bears just made my day! THANK YOU BEARS! ANYWHO HAVE A GREAT DAY GUYS BYE!
ioj09ordjfalmost 4 yearsso cuteee
edwardhp101010almost 4 yearswho's a bear fan!🐻