Another Birthday!
As you may recall, ABR has designated the 22nd of January as the official birthdate of all of the bears that we care for. Each month is a special birthday,…
Updates
We have updates on a few of the ABR bears today and will have others next time. We start in Wild Enclosure #4, where Sparks Bear, our yearling, has been…
A Very Hot Day
We tend to assume that bears, in their black fur coats, must hate hot weather. But we’d be wrong. At least when it comes to bear cubs, they take the…
Two New Bears!
This is turning into a very busy bear year for ABR! On July 18th, we received not one, but two newbies. Bear #315 is a female COY (cub-of-the-year) almost six…
Harlan and Sassafras
Harlan, our KY cub, and Sassafras from TN, are sharing Wild Enclosure #3 at ABR. They have become good friends and play together all day. Today we have a delightful…
The Six Cubs in #2
They are a trip! The six cubs residing in Wild Enclosure #2 have become a real gang, and sometimes they are a little crazy. Let’s take a look. When things…
Chicory, Harlan, Sassafras
Curators noticed that Chicory Bear was limping and favoring her right back leg. Luck was with them when they tried to capture her for a trip to UT. The vets…
Cubs and Perceived Danger
American black bears are basically timid animals and easily frightened. Cubs, being so small, are even more easily frightened than older bears. Today we have a video of the cubs…
Harlan and Sassafras Bear
Harlan Bear is from KY; Sassafras is from TN. As the last of the current crop of bear cubs to arrive at ABR, they were released into Wild Enclosure #3…
Cubs in Enclosures 1 and 2
It seems that little Chicory is beginning to warm up to her enclosure mates. She actually played a little bit with Ferdinand. Now to see what’s up in Wild Enclosure…