Cooler in the Shade
As we have mentioned recently, it’s been unusually hot in our area. The bears keep to the shady places – either in the trees or in the underbrush. This makes…
More Cub Portraits
We posted some of the birthday portraits that our photographer, Ken LaValley, took on the six-month-birthday of the cubs. Today we have some additional ones. Ken captured the mischievous spirit…
Hot Days = Lazy Bears
The days have been exceptionally hat lately – in the 90s with lots of sunshine. If you are wearing a permanent black fur coat you don’t want to be out…
Birthday Portraits
Our official photographer, Ken LaValley, takes photos of our bears periodically, to mark special occasions like milestone birthdays. In our last post we spoke of the milestone birthday for Otto…
Cubs Wrestle; Bear Birthdays
Otto and Rollo staged a couple of wrestling matches in recent days. Wrestling with each other is good practice for their later lives in the wild. They strengthen their muscles…
New Video
We have a special treat – a new video of the four bears at ABR. The curators take video as well as the still photos and our talented Facebook Administrator…
Scaredy Cubs
The local crows have found out about the copious amounts of food that are provided for our cubs. Crows being the hungry and noisy creatures that they are, have been…
Relaxed Yearlings; Munching Cubs
The two yearling bears – Summitt and Dani Bear – were very relaxed in their tree. They not only shared the tree, they even shared the same branch. They are…
A Windy Day
Bears do not like wind. The rustling of leaves and branches distorts their excellent sense of hearing, and they aren’t able to identify sounds. Therefore, the slightest thing may be…
Yearling News – Sad and Happy
The sad news – and it is very sad, indeed, is that Bear #263 (Hawkins Bear) has died. As you know, he was hit by a car in early June,…