VIDEO: Bear plays jumping game with five-year-old boy

Young boy makes a playful new friend on visit to Nashville Zoo

screenshot_2018-06-14_at_09.jpg
(Image credit: Patrick Parker/Facebook)

Five year-old Ian Parker made friends with another five-year-old on a trip to the zoo - a playful bear who loves jumping as much as he does.

Ian and his father, Patrick, were on a day out at Nashville Zoo when they decided to visit the zoo’s new Peruvian-themed exhibit, Patrick told Fox News. The new enclosure is home to three Andean bears, including five-year-old female Luka.

Subscribe to The Week

Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

SUBSCRIBE & SAVE
https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/flexiimages/jacafc5zvs1692883516.jpg

Sign up for The Week's Free Newsletters

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

Sign up

Patrick managed to film the tail-end of what he said turned into a ten-minute jumping session between the pair.

He later posted his video of the heartwarming encounter to Facebook, where it has now been shared more than 6,000 times by users around the world.

Explore More