This is a story of a black bear who got into a backyard fishpond to cool off from the summer heat until the resident koi carp scared it away.
The bear entered the pond in the Massachusetts town of Pepperell, panting heavily as it soaked its fur into the water and quenched its thirst as koi carp darted around it.
Footage from security camera shows the bear flinching and looking into the water warily as the large, colorful fish darted around it frantically.
Contact with the fish was too much for the bear and it lumbered away less than a minute and a half after it got into the pond.
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The homeowner says the bear got into the pond after making an unwelcome visit to his vegetable garden.