Taking a respite from foraging for berries and riding bicycles in Russian circuses, bears have started invading homes outside Boulder, Colo.

On Tuesday, police responded to several different calls about bear break-ins, including one where the animal walked right in through an open door and helped itself to some fruit in the kitchen.

The homeowner, Bruce Rice, said it was second time in recent weeks that a bear had entered his home, having previously shooed away a bear that got in through his doggie door. (Here's a tip for homeowners living in bear country: If a bear breaks in through a door one week, try keeping your doors closed in the weeks that follow.)

Officers at the Colorado Division of Wildlife showed up to Rice's home and shot bean bags at the bear, who then took off for the woods. Meanwhile, other homeowners in the area reported the increasingly brazen bears crawling under their porches and invading their garages.

Officials are recommending that all residents take precautions by locking their doors and carefully storing away their pots of "Hunny."

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