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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
The two cubs – Otto and Rollo – were in a tree, as usual. But their behavior was not the ordinary. See how they jockeyed for position and started in…
The curators had not seen the cubs in their pool, although they could tell by the trampled grass that the pool had been used. Curator Janet scored the first sighting,…
Curator David was lucky. He was able to get photos of all five of the bears. The only problem was that Summitt and Dani, though both were visible, were not…
Veterinarians from the UT College of Veterinary Medicine made a house call to ABR to examine Hawkins Bear. When Curator Janet studied the recent trail cam footage of Hawkins, she…
The curators have mounted a trail cam in the Acclimation Pen that is Hawkins’ temporary home. The images allow them to monitor his health without going closer and causing him…
This post features Rollo prominently, because he was more visible than Otto during the curator’s short photo session. Someone had said he was “just a little peanut,” and these photos…