Persimmon Bear Released!
In our last post we showed how healthy Persimmon Bear has become in the care of ABR. And on December 4th, she was deemed ready for release back into the…
Look at Her Now!
Just a few weeks ago, Persimmon Bear was hit by a car in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Rescued and brought to ABR after a checkup at the UT…
Lethargic Bears
Yes indeed – the bear cubs are lethargic these days, and seem to be getting more so. We only had one photo for the last post, and today we could…
Sleeping In
As we have said before, at this time of year the cubs begin to feel lethargic, not eating as voraciously or quite as much as they did a few weeks…
Still Eating!
The bear cubs are still eating, even though it seems that they will soon split the “seams” of their fur coats. The Six-pack followed the leader into their Acclimation Pen…
“Bear Days” of Autumn
You’ve no doubt heard of the “dog days” of summer. We have a proposal that these late fall days be referred to as the “Bear Days.” The bear cubs at…
Cubby Antics
Today’s post shows some of the cubs doing their own things and showing off their chubbiness. Although the energy level of the cubs seems to be lower, they do have…
Cubs on Cyber Monday
The bear cubs at ABR (or anywhere else) aren’t into cyber anything. The bears’ equivalent of the internet is the various ways they have to communicate and send messages, mainly…
Persimmon is Thriving
You may remember that Persimmon Bear, our most recent arrival, was injured when hit by a car. The accident left her with broken ribs and a damaged lung, and her…
No Intruder Today!
The day after Ms. Intruder Bear visited, ate a large helping of the cubs’ chopped peanuts, and was removed and relocated by TWRA, the cubs carried on as usual. They…