The “Six Pack” of Cubs
The bear cubs in Wild Enclosure #4 are busy eating and sleeping as they prepare for the winter ahead. It’s fun to watch them via the enclosure cam that captures…
Piccola Bear – and ABR Bear #279
It’s been a busy time at ABR. As we’ve posted before, the cubs and yearlings are eating with urgency because of the annual “feeding frenzy” known scientifically as hyperphagia. This…
September Bears
September has brought with it very obvious hyperphagia on the part of the cubs. They eat and eat and eat some more – then they rest and sleep. We saw…
Featuring Bumble B. Bear
Bumble B. Bear, one of our two yearlings, is often missing from photo sessions. He has been spending his time in trees or in culvert dens, where he can’t be…
New Digs for Piccola Bear
Piccola Bear is doing so well that the curators, with approval from the UT vets, moved her into an Acclimation Pen. First, we see photos from the night before her…
Magnolia Bear
Today we feature the Louisiana yearling, Magnolia Bear. She is not always easy to spot, and therefore her photos are sometimes missing from the group on a post. But today…
Cubs Eat; Yearlings Rest
The ABR bear cubs are definitely experiencing hyperphagia for the first time in their young lives. They are turning into nonstop eating machines. The good news is that all six…
Eating and Sleeping
The ABR cubs are a busy bunch. Hyperphagia, the “feeding frenzy” that occurs each fall, has set in and the cubs are experiencing an increased need to eat and gain…
Six Bear Cubs
The six cubs in the Wild Enclosure are getting along well and the cams provide us with a view of their lives any time of day. We didn’t see Magnolia…
Viola, the Boss?
We reported that the two trios are now a “six-pack” of cubs, and indeed they are merging into a busy, active group. However, we noticed that Viola Bear, from Trio…