Cub Watching
The enclosure cams allow us to see what the cubs are doing 24/7. This is the first time we’ve been able to do that, and the curators find it especially…
The enclosure cams allow us to see what the cubs are doing 24/7. This is the first time we’ve been able to do that, and the curators find it especially…
The nine cubs at ABR are definitely dedicated to gaining as much weight as they can to prepare for the approaching winter season. We have a delightful video that demonstrates…
Persimmon Bear arrived on October 20 after being injured by a car. She had fractured ribs and lung contusions and was in a fragile state. She was housed in the…
Here is a video that truly illustrates the intelligence and persistence of our bear cub, Piccola. It’s a fact that wildlife biologists rank the intelligence of bears just below that…
We start today’s update with our newest resident, Persimmon Bear. She has been getting a lot of rest and sleep, which is what she needs to recover from the accident…
With the release of Magnolia Bear, ABR was down to a population of eight cubs. But the very next day Ranger Ryan Williamson of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park…
In our last post we reminisced about the five months that Magnolia Bear spent at ABR by posting photos taken during her stay. We saw how she arrived as an…
Magnolia, the last of our yearling bears, went home to Louisiana on October 19. Here is a review of her time at ABR. The rest of the story will be…
As promised, this post is about Piccola and Dash Bear and there is also some wonderful footage of Magnolia Bear, our LA yearling who will soon be returning home. It…
The Six-pack cubs usually sleep in a tangle of feet, legs and other body parts on the platform, also known as the “Cubby Dorm.” It has been interesting and surprising…