Elementary teachers saw two bears playing on a slide in a playground near the school in North Carolina.
A mother bear and her cub have proven that elementary and preschool students aren’t the only ones who can play in the backyard.
Teachers at Isaac Dickson Elementary School in Asheville, NC were shocked to see mother and daughter playing on the slide in the outdoor playground instead of the usual crowd of children.
Exciting moment shows a giant black bear teaching its young cub how to use the slide in the playground. The mother bear first slides to guide her cubs, then she guides her cubs on the shorter and smaller slide.
The little bear looked worried and shy as he looked at the skateboard from above, but was encouraged by the mother bear who was waiting below, so he gathered all his courage and slid down.
In the video, you can clearly hear the women standing outside, looking at the mother and bear daughter, and cheering for the cub. “Come on, you can do it,” applauded the crowd.
The brave little one finally slides down the slide and joins the game of the happy mother. Mother bear hugs her cubs to celebrate. The excited couple continued to play in the playground.
Betsie Stockslager Emry, a 4th grade teacher, shared the video on social media and captioned it: “A moment in my schoolyard. I love the way the mother bear first slides over the big slide, then run quickly to the slide.Our school is in downtown Asheville and bears sometimes appear in the playground.The school follows safety rules before the children get to school. Filmed images. It is a day when the pupils do not go to school “.
“Interesting, my kids love to watch this video”, “Cutest video ever”, “The video is interesting, the teachers’ voices are so good” … commented internet users.
This is not the first time that bears have been spotted using play equipment in Asheville. Earlier, locals recorded a family of bears entering the garden to use the swings and slides. The center of attention for black bears is the slide, 4 cubs compete against each other to see who can climb first to slide, while the mother bear keeps a close watch.
