A black bear was playing around in a Massachusetts woman’s backyard Wednesday, rolling around in a bale of hay behind a bunch of children’s play things.
Kimberly Perron Burke of West Springfield told MassLive.com she was at home when she saw the beast in her yard gnawing on her grandson’s inflatable kiddie pool and rubber ball. Both items were ruined.
Over the summer, a bear and its cubs went viral when they were found in a New Jersey family’s swimming pool.
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