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Brian Gordon

Monrovia, California homeowner who went viral after black bear "Maddie" and her cubs began swimming in his pool, co-running the @poolbearlife Instagram account with partner Ricardo Martinez.

Oct 6, 2026

44:26
Brian has tears in his eyes as he tells me.
44:30
And then she laid down right by the grass where her and Cubby had spent so much time together and had so many great memories and days and fun and all that kind of stuff.
44:41
And she just stared out into the sunset for like two hours.
44:44
And she wasn't really sleeping.
44:46
She was just staring out.
44:47
And it was just heart-wrenching.
45:42
Yeah, they've definitely made me a better person.
45:45
You know, I feel like bears get a bad rap, and they're misunderstood, and they're really just living their lonely life, raising their kids, you know, trying to find food, living in their little territory.

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