Baby bear found napping in hotel bathroom

Video shows animal sound asleep

A young black bear was discovered sleeping in a hotel bathroom in Montana.

Hotel workers were shocked to find the animal sprawled out in the sink at Buck’s T-4 Lodge in Big Sky.

The employees filmed the encounter, and can be heard saying in the video: “He’s just sleeping on his own?”

“Yeah, he’s just crawled up there and is taking a nap.”

Footage shows guests flocking around to film the spectacle as an animal control worker carries the bear, slumped and sedated, through reception and out of the building.

“We had a surprise visitor last night in the hotel lobby,” Buck’s T-4 Lodge wrote in a Facebook post. “A yearling black bear found its way through a window into the ladies’ room. 

“Huge shoutout to Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks for keeping our guests safe, while recognising what a once-in-a-lifetime experience it was.

“They were professional and safe, and provided a great opportunity for folks to learn a little bit about wildlife management.”

A yearling is an animal that is one year old or in its second year.

The bear has since been safely relocated and released in another area of Montana.

David O’Connor, co-owner and general manager of Buck’s T-4 Lodge, told CNN that they could hear “a bit of a racket” in the lobby when the bear found a window with an opening and hoisted itself into the ladies’ room.

”The bear wasn’t able to get himself back out as the window was too high, but he was real comfortable there,” said O’Connor. “He just hung out on the counter where it was cool, and literally went to sleep.“

He said that after the wildlife team tranquilised the bear they checked its vitals and did some basic medical checks to ensure it could be safely transported.

The video of the incident has been shared more than 1,200 times at the time of writing.

According to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP), Montana has populations of grizzly and black bears that are “increasingly active in the fall months seeking food before denning season”.

The organisation warned that there have been numerous reports of bear activity across the region, and that when bears become “unnaturally comfortable around people they pose a risk to public safety”.