Up and Down; In and Out
Want to be entertained? Watch this amusing video of our two six-month-old cubs as they spend a sunny afternoon in their Wild Enclosure at ABR. Otto and Rollo are seen…
Dani Bear is Released!
In our last post we reviewed the ABR “career” of Bear #262 (Dani Bear). We promised the photos of the actual workup and release would follow. Here is the rest…
Goodbye, Dani Bear!
We have been saying that the yearling bears would be released soon. On August 3rd, Dani Bear (#262) left ABR for the wild life she was meant to live. We…
Nicer Weather
The weather has been extremely hot and humid – not pleasant for people or bears. Happily, we are now in a bit of a cool-down period, and the bears have…
Grapes, Pears, Apples, Bears
Otto and Rollo had a delicious assortment of fruits for their lunch, and they came down from their resting place in the tree to eat the yummy treats. Over in…
Photographer Ken Returns
We have posted before about our ABR photographer of record, Ken LaValley, and have shown you the outstanding images he takes. Today we have more, and to clarify the reason…
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…