Cub Update
The three ABR cubs – Otto, Rollo and Apollo, are sharing a Wild Enclosure. Apollo chose a tree for himself and the other two moved into the tree that Summitt…
Apollo Settles In
Now that all three of the cubs are sharing the same Wild Enclosure, things are proceeding quite peacefully. Apollo has seemed to be glad to be back in the “wild”…
Changes!
In our last post we showed you Otto and Rollo Bear being lazy in their Wild Enclosure while Apollo Bear was pacing in his Acclimation Pen. The curators conferred with…
Bear Cubs – Two Lazy, One Active
In our last post we showed what happened when Rollo Bear was napping in a tree and Otto tried to wake him up. Finally, Otto gave up and napped along…
Sleepy Rollo
We have an amusing story in photos today. Rollo Bear was sleeping in one tree while Otto Bear was in another tree nearby. Otto decided to try and awaken his…
Back in the Trees
In our last post we told you that Rollo and Otto Bear had been lured into an Acclimation Pen for the duration of Hurricane Irma that was forecast to pay…
More Cubby Play
This time it was “King of the Mountain” in the Wild Enclosure as Otto and Rollo vied for position on top of one of the culvert dens. Otto seemed to…
Cubby Fun
We have said that Otto Bear and Rollo Bear take their responsibility for eating and putting on weight very seriously, and they certainly do. But after all,they are babies and…
Apollo Returns to UT
Apollo was taken back to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine on September 7th, just 15 days after he arrived at ABR. He had a good checkup, as these photos…
Bear Communication
Bears have many means of communicating information to other bears. These include a wide variety of sounds, equally important body language cues and the all-important sense of smell. In today’s…