A family was hiking on a popular hiking trail in California when they saw something they’d never seen there before—a large bear.

A cute moment caught on camera shows a mama black bear and her young cub enjoying a cool swim in a backyard pool.

Photos of an orphaned black bear cub has captured the hearts of wildlife rehabbers (and basically everyone who sees it). See them here.

The Nature Conservancy recently shared trail-cam footage of a black bear being silly, as it playfully sniffs the camera. Watch here.

When wildlife officials got a call about a black bear cub tangled in a soccer net, they also had to contend with mama bear.

A black bear showed up in an unexpected place this week—a front yard, and also a Taco Bell. Watch a funny interview with a homeowner here.

A black bear sniffs around some Whole Foods groceries on a Connecticut front porch. See what happens next here.

A Connecticut family had fun watching a black bear have some fun of its own on their backyard play set. Watch it here.

When a polite black bear climbed onto a woman’s deck, she firmly told it to get down, and, believe it or not, it did. Watch here.

A black bear running through a New Jersey neighborhood startled residents and prompted a series of tips from city officials.