This is the adorable moment a black bear cub enjoyed splashing water in its personal tub.<br /><br />Footage taken on April 13 by sanctuary keeper Khun Tai while the baby bear was having fun in a small pond in Pratubchang Wildlife Animal center in Ratchaburi, western Thailand.<br /><br />In the video, the Asian black bear is seen happily paddling in the water tub and playing with its ball, which is adapted from a coconut, while the keepers are cleaning the enclosure.<br /><br />The four-month-old cub named Kan-eng was separated from its mother because of the forest fire in Petchaboon last Februrary. He has been staying at the animal center since then.<br /><br />It was later taken to the center for the adoption together with the other honey bear cubs.<br /><br />Khun Tai said the cubs are healthy both mentally and physically. <br /><br />He said: "All of us are happy when we see all the animals here are happy, too. When they are grown enough, we will release them back into the woods."<br /><br />The Asian black bear, also known as the Asiatic black bear is a medium-sized bear species native to Asia. It is classified as vulnerable by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), mostly because of deforestation and hunting for its body parts.
