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…
Persimmon Bear and a Leaf
Here is a short but amusing video of Persimmon Bear at night, trying to rid herself of a pesky leaf. When she gets rid of the leaf you’ll hear the…
Excitement at ABR!
As they watched the cubs in their enclosures on the camera display in the office, Curators Coy and David noticed something odd – the Six-pack cubs were on their platform,…
Early Christmas Present for Cubs
The ABR cubs received an early Christmas present from Catawba Brewing Company. The gift was 840 pounds of chopped peanuts! Since chopped nuts wouldn’t scatter well, the curators put bowls…