Big Yearlings
The yearlings at ABR continue to grow larger. They probably are a good bit bigger than their counterparts in the wild. All the better to sustain them when they are…
King B's Critter-Friends
As you know, King B (Balthazar Bear) has a Wild Enclosure to himself. But that doesn’t mean he is alone in there. Some other native critters hang out and frequently…
Yearlings & Social Distance
The four yearlings, as bears, don’t have to practice social distance. That’s a good thing, because look at our first photo of Jessamine and Boudreaux Bear asleep. As we said…
Now and Then Yearlings
Today we have some great photos of chonky yearling bears, and compare them with earlier images of these bears a few months ago. We begin with the biggest chonk of…
A Mystery – Part 2
We posted about the Climby Log and its strange disappearance from the Tire Bridge, where it had been installed to aid young cubs in getting down from the bridge. We…
A Mystery
Why did the Climby Log disappear from the Tire Bridge? A bear was seen playing with it on the ground. They do look innocent when they sit together, facing away…
King B’s Routines
Our Louisiana yearling, #299 (Balthazar Bear) is definitely a creature of habit. Since he first was released into his Wild Enclosure he has followed a predictable pattern of behavior that…
Three Yearlings
We have posted about Bear #299 (Balthazar) recently, so we’ll turn our attention to the other three yearlings, Boudreaux, Beignet, and Jessamine. The curators are returning to a normal feeding…
Balthazar Bear
King B is a busy little yearling. He is getting chubbified and practicing his bear skills every day, rain or shine. This little yearling has made so much progress since…
Boudreaux and King B
The two female yearlings were nowhere to be found on the camera footage. Only the two boys were visible. And Boudreaux , though very visible, was stationary for a long…