PEPPERELL – Everyone seems to be trying to beat the warmth through the latest scorching stretch – even the bears.

Mark in Pepperell captured video Wednesday morning of a black bear taking a refreshing dip in a yard koi pond.

The bear stayed within the pond for a couple of minute and didn’t seem to eat any koi for breakfast. 

It has been an lively black bear season – over the weekend in Tewksbury, animal management requested residents to quickly take away chook feeders and different meals sources for bears after one was noticed on Deering Drive.