Bear in a hot tub

A BEAR with a taste for margaritas caused a stir in a Southern California community when it took a dip in a bubbling hot tub.

Mark Hough was lounging in his Altadena backyard with his wife and a couple of margaritas when he heard rustling, then saw the bear climbing over a fence into his yard.

They retreated inside, leaving the margaritas behind.

Mr Hough later ventured out to discover the bear lounging in the unheated hot tub. Eventually it emerged from the water, walked over to his margarita, knocked it over and lapped it up.