Cubs in Enclosure #3
Our last post featured the cubs in Wild Enclosure #2, so in the spirit of fairness, this time we’ll focus on the group in Wild Enclosure #3. You may recall…
Wild Enclosure #2 Cubs
We have a story in pictures of the six cubs in Wild Enclosure #2. They are still at work excavating under the Acclimation Pen to create a den. After working,…
Rescued Bear #298!
On October 9th, an injured bear was taken to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine by TWRA. The little bear had been the victim of a car accident in Jefferson…
Sapling Assault
The cubs in Wild Enclosure #2 have destroyed most of the saplings in their enclosure. But when they discover another one that is still bendy and pliable, they simply have…
Bearys and Rocks (Video)
Two of the Beary Triplets started a project, to move some rather large rocks and look for tasty insects underneath. The curators were a bit suspicious of the location –…
Sleeping in Daybeds
Although the cubs often sleep on the sleeping platforms in their enclosures, they also make daybeds the way bears in the wild do. Here are the cubs in Wild Enclosure…
More Foraging
Curator Coy decided to test the cubs’ food preferences. He scattered sawtooth acorns, peanuts, grapes, pears, apples, and chestnuts in different areas of the enclosures, wondering what would attract them…
Cubs on a Hot Day
Now that the pool in Wild Enclosure #3 is full again, the Bearys and Beignet are enjoying a chance to cool off. In Wild Enclosure #2, Jessamine Bear had another…
Enclosure #2 Pool Filled!
As we posted recently, the vets who examined and treated Beignet Bear instructed the curators to keep her leg dry for a few days. That led to the puzzlement of…
Clean Cubby Pools
In their instructions for Beignet’s after-surgery-care, the curators were told to keep her leg dry for several days. As a result, the Cubby Pool in Wild Enclosure #3 had been…