Joy Keats Captures April 19 St. Anthony Polar Bear Video

Joy Keats captured the st. anthony polar bear video on April 19 while she was away from home, and a security camera recorded a wild polar bear sliding onto her property in St. Anthony, Newfoundland. The bear moved across snowy embankments and briefly encountered the family dog before continuing out of view.

Joy Keats and the St. Anthony footage

The camera showed the bear first taking a ride down a sloped path, then sliding down another slope toward the dog. Keats said the animal was likely well fed, pointing to the seals in the area, as the bear kept moving on another hill and tobogganed away.

The footage gives a close look at behavior that polar bears use in different ways. Sliding can help them save energy while traveling, groom themselves, and distribute weight on ice. Research has also documented that polar bears, especially cubs, may slide for no reason other than enjoyment.

Polar bears on snowy slopes

The scene also shows how quickly a wild animal can move through a residential property without stopping for long. In this case, the bear’s path took it past the home and the dog, but it did not stay; it kept moving across the hills and out of sight.

For readers in areas where polar bears appear near homes, the practical takeaway is simple: the bear in this video was not lingering, but it did come close enough to be caught on security cameras and to briefly share space with a family pet. Joy Keats was away from home when it happened, and the cameras recorded the encounter from start to finish.