A girl in New Jersey encountered an unexpected guest in her family's driveway earlier this month: a black bear .

Home security cameras captured the moment Marko Stankovic's daughter came face-to-face with the animal as she was on her way to meet up with friends on Aug. 9, according to Ark Media , which shared the video.

The video shows Stankovic's daughter head out the front door of the family's Sparta, New Jersey, home.

As she reaches the end of the walkway before the driveway, the girl comes within feet of the black bear . The animal quickly runs out into the yard as the girl darts back to the front door.

According to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection , black bears are the largest land mammal in the state.

The animals are generally wary of people, but if

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