November
November is a month for bears to slow down. Having eaten great quantities of food for the past couple of months, their metabolism begins to slow down in anticipation of…
Slowing Down a Bit
Curator Janet reported that she observed the three bear cubs playing in a much slower manner than usual. She said they were lying on their backs with feet in the…
Acorns!
ABR received a bountiful supply (165 pounds) of sawtooth acorns from the TN Division of Forestry’s State Nursery. The curators were delighted, and so were the cubs, who started right…
Cubs Play and Forage in New Video
There is an excellent new video of the three cubs. It was compiled from footage taken in early October and early November. You can see how much the bears have…
Three in a Tree
All three of the cubs were in the same tree – surprise! It wasn’t the favorite or “Summitt’s tree.” They chose a different tree and were stacked up in the…
Black Cubs and Fall Colors
There is a variety of foliage – trees, shrubs and other foliage – in the ABR Wild Enclosure where the three cubs are residing. Today’s photos capture the contrast between…
Furry Vacuum Cleaners
The three ABR cubs can be described as “furry vacuum cleaners” – they move across the ground, vacuuming up the bear diet pellets, acorns, peanuts and fruit treats that the…
Healthy Cubs
The three ABR cubs are about as healthy as any black bear cubs can be. In fact, they are undoubtedly more healthy and chubbier than other 2017 cubs who have…
Handsome Cubs
We might be a wee bit prejudiced, but we think the three ABR cubs are about the best looking cubs anywhere. Look at these photos that Curator Coy took and…
Shadows
Black bears, like our cubs, blend into the shadows in the woods very well. The species evolved in forested areas, so the black coloring is good camouflage. As we’ve seen,…