Enrichment for Otto Bear
Curator Coy is very clever and he is always looking for new ways to stimulate little Otto. He came up with a couple of very creative ideas that we feature…
Otto Bear and His Toys
Otto has settled into The Cub House and the addition of his familiar toys from the Cub Nursery seem to please him. Today’s photos show him with his toys. Moving…
Otto in The Cub House; Summitt in Hiding
In our last post we documented Otto’s move from the Cub Nursery to The Cub House. Today we have photos of his new quarters that are now outfitted with his…
Moving Day for Otto!
We have predicted that the three-month-old cub, Otto, would soon be ready for The Cub House. We were right – on April 28th the curators decided that he was ready. …
Otto and Summitt Updates
We have posted about our “fierce” little three-month-old bear cub recently. He is continuing to show that he knows how to act like a wild bear. Today he showed his…
Otto is Growing
Otto Bear is a three-month-old black bear cub currently housed in the Cub Nursery at Appalachian Bear Rescue. When Otto arrived at ABR on April 11th he weighed just 4.1…
Victorious Otto Bear
We have written about Otto and how he works out by “fighting” his stuffed buddies. The only photo we have today is a downward shot into his pen in the…
Soggy Yearling; Feisty Cub
It was a very rainy day in Tennessee. We don’t know why, but young bears like to perch up high in a tree when it’s raining, so we have a…
Climbing Bear and Sleeping Bear
Today we have good news about 14-month-old Summitt Bear, the yearling at ABR. Since he has been in the Wild Enclosure for the last week or so, he had not…
Otto Bear is “Fierce,” Summitt is Mellow
Our little 3-month-old cub, Otto Bear is demonstrating his wild behavior. When the curator enters the Cub Nursery for the necessary feeding and cleaning tasks, the little cub shows his…