Pic from Magnus News/BC Wildlife Park. Image shows Dawson and Knute the rescued grizzly bears who have grown to love lounging around in bathtubs much to the delight of visitors and keepers at the BC Wildlife Park, in British Columbia, Canada. Dawson and Knute were rescued as cubs and were to young to be released into the wild. Keepers initially added the bath filled with water as another enrichment device, but the bears learned on day one how to pull the plug out and have used the bath as a lounger ever since.
BEAR-TH TIME! FUNNY PHOTOS SHOW HOW THESE RESCUED GRIZZLY BEARS LOVE NOTHING BETTER THAN SOME TIME IN THE TUB
HL IDEAS: A-BALOO-TIONS, A-BEAR-LUTIONS
WITH PIX AND VIDEO
By Magnus News Agency
A pair of rescued grizzly bears have been entertaining visitors at a wildlife sanctuary with their love of climbing into a bathtub.
Dawson and Knute, both 13, were rescued as cubs when their mother was sadly killed during a camping incident.
They were too young to survive on their own and have been raised ever since at the BC Wildlife Park, in British Columbia, Canada.
Even though the pair already had access to a pond and drinking water sources, keepers at the park thought the addition of a water-filled bathtub would be a fun addition.
However, clever Knute and Dawson quickly discovered how to pull the plug out of their bath and now love to use it as a bear-sized lounger.
As these pictures show, a full-sized grizzly enjoying their a-baloo-tions makes for a very funny photograph.
A spokesperson for the park said they are now on the hunt for a second claw-footed tub so that both bears can enjoy a lounge at the same time.
They said: âAlthough the bears have access to a pond and several drinking water sources within their denning area, we originally wanted the bathtub to hold water so theyâd have another place to cool off.
âWe thought a cast iron bathtub would be able to withstand to their escapades, however, on day one they figured out how to pull t