A black bear provided scary moments for a family in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., recently when it removed a window screen and considered breaking in despite the family’s pleas.
“We got a visit from one of our neighbors, apparently he is not fond of our front door and doesn’t know what ‘shoo’ means,” Christian Pondella joked on Instagram.
As viewers can see, the light-colored black bear deftly removes the screen and sniffs the air for several seconds as Pondella and his wife and son try shooing the bruin. At one point the bear seems on the verge of climbing through the window.
Pondella, an adventure photographer, told For The Win Outdoors that the bear “eventually left” during the encounter last week, and it has not returned. “No damage except the screen,” Pondella said.
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Black bears are abundant in the forest around Mammoth Lakes, and commonly sighted by residents.
–Image courtesy of Christian Pondella