Mama gives cub a big bear hug after teaching it to slide at playground

Mama gives cub a big bear hug after teaching it to slide at playground

A mama bear in Asheville, North Carolina, proved the playground isn’t just for humans after schooling her cub on how to use the slide at the jungle gym. Footage of the awwww-inspiring moment is currently going viral on Facebook.

“This MADE MY DAY,” wrote Betsie Stockslager Emry, a fourth grade teacher at Isaac Dickson Elementary School, along with the adorably anthropomorphic video embedded above. (It takes a second to load — wait for it.)

In the cutesy minutelong clip, uploaded September 21, a mother black bear and her baby can be seen clambering around on a deserted jungle gym.

All of a sudden, mama bear travels down the big slide headfirst while the school’s faculty cries out in amazement off camera.

Related Galleries

More