Watch Three Bear Cubs Play on Swing Like Excited Kids: 'Instant Fans'

Heartwarming footage of three little bears happily playing together on a swing was captured on camera.

In a video shared with Newsweek by home security and smart home device company Ring, a trio of playful cubs affectionately dubbed the "Swing Cubs" by locals in Gatlinburg, Tennessee, can be seen happily swinging back and forth.

Tom, the homeowner who captured the footage, told Ring: "This set of cubs were enjoying the recent spell of warmer weather and decided that a game of 'King of the Swing' was in order."

This was no isolated incident either.

"The triplets are no stranger to the swing, as they discovered it initially last summer and became instant fans," Tom said. "Throughout the summer and fall months of last year, they enjoyed many romps with the swing."

While bears are a common sight in the area, this particular encounter with the Swing Cubs added a twist to the wildlife presence.

There are several reasons why young bears might choose to play, according to the North American Bear Center. Play can help stimulate development of the brain, boost fitness, burn off excess energy or let them practice the skills they will require in adult life, such as evaluating risk or coping with stress.

It also can help strengthen social bonds among bears, reduce aggression and release "feel good" chemicals like endorphins. There's no set consensus on what specific benefits can be gleaned, but experts agree that while every bear plays differently, the animals do so for only a set period in their young lives.

"Bears play much less after they reach 1½ years of age and leave the security of their mothers," the North American Bear Center said. "Some siblings who played a lot when they were together as a family sometimes never play with each other again."

While this video of the three bears playing might make for enjoyable viewing, it's a shared activity they may not do for much longer. In fact, this might even be the last time the three young bears play together in this way, which gives it an added sense of poignancy.

It's not likely to be the last time any of them are caught on camera, though, given the number of bear sightings across the U.S. in recent years.

A video that surfaced online in March captured the moment a mama bear gained access to a California homeowner's car in typically fearsome fashion.

Then there was the clip captured on the security camera of a property in Connecticut, which showed a bear breaking in to steal an entire lasagna.

Finally, a man in Tennessee shared shocking footage of the moment he found a giant bear eating 10 burgers off his barbecue grill.

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