Animals

Bear has a blast on backyard slide in Connecticut

A bear had a blast playing on a Connecticut playscape.

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A bear put on quite a show for a family in Simsbury, Connecticut.

The bear decided to have some fun on the family's backyard playscape.

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It happened last weekend.

The bear climbed the ladder of the playscape and then took a ride down the slide to the family's delight.

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A second bear can be seen in the video lounging on the ground underneath the playscape, but didn't seem interested in joining in the fun.