According to the North American Bear Center, black bears are good swimmers and can swim for at least a mile in fresh water.

Video from early Wednesday morning shows a black bear taking a dip in Lake Guntersville in Alabama. AJ McGee, who recorded ...

Early Wednesday morning, A.J. McGee caught this bear taking a dip in Lake Guntersville. While we're not sure if he was cooling off or looking for something to snack on, black bears will readily enter ...