The bear and her cub in a backyard in Pasadena
News helicopters captured their city adventure, which began when the two California black bears were spotted hanging near a dumpster in a busy business district. The mother stood on a ledge as her baby struggled to get out of the receptacle.
"They bring their cubs to an area where there's a decent amount of food, decent amount of water, and there's no threat," California Department of Fish and Wildlife game warden J.C. Healy explained to NBC Los Angeles.
To get the mother bear out of the area, the warden "hit her with a bean bag round – it packs quite a bit of a punch," Healy said. The shot spooked mom away so another warden could coax her baby out of the trash. After a few moments, the cute cub hopped out and went running for his mother.
But the bears' playtime in Pasadena didn't end there: They climbed up a nearby tree, came back down, took a drink from a swimming pool and then camped out in the backyard of another Southern California residence – the grand finale to their bear-y exciting caper.
"Now she's sitting in front of my son's clubhouse," homeowner Candi Taylor told NBC Los Angeles. Sounds like they've overstayed their welcome!
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