ABR 2016 Calendar – and Two Comfy Cubs
Appalachian Bear Rescue has printed a cub calendar for 2016! If you would like to have a cute bear cub-of-the-month to enjoy next year, you can order one by sending…
Cubs Display Instinctive Behavior
Bears are truly fascinating animals. The ABR cubs were orphaned at an early age, and have not had the benefit of a mother bear teaching them. Ordinarily, bear cubs spend…
Eat, Cubs, Eat!
Yes indeed, hyperphagia is in full swing these days, as all of the ABR cubs are eating as much as they can. Here is Aster, still in the acclimation pen…
Aster and Grapes
Aster Bear, our little patient who was hit by a car on Sept. 12th, is making great progress. The curators are testing her to see if she can climb up…
How Cubs Forage
During this time of hyperphagia, the fall feeding frenzy, the cubs are totally focused on eating. Their former habits of spending time in the trees and playing are replaced by…
Thirsty Cubs
We’ve talked about hyperphagia in recent posts, and mentioned that the bears (including our cubs) eat voraciously and almost nonstop as they strive to pack on the pounds needed for…
New Photos of Some Cubs
As we have said before, it isn’t easy to get good photos of the cubs, due to the “no human contact” rule. However, today we are fortunate to have a…
Eating, Eating, Eating!
We have talked about hyperphagia, the fall eating frenzy that strikes all bears including our cubs, this time of year. Bears enter this stage and eat as much as they…
Aster Bear in Acclimation Pen!
Cub #216, Aster Bear, has been recovering nicely from the trauma of her traffic accident. She is still on the meds prescribed by the vets at the UT Vet School. …
Aster Bear’s Progress
Our newest cub, #216 (Aster Bear) has only been at ABR for a week, but she is progressing well in The Cub House. Curator Coy reports that she has an…