Playing in the Tree
The cubs were back in their favorite tree when Curator Coy took these photos. They were playing and play-fighting. Bear cubs play-fight to help develop some of the skills they…
Forage – Eat – Repeat
In the wild, bears spend many hours looking for food. Foraging is a way of life, and our cubs have to learn the skill if they are to survive in…
Cooperative Foraging
You may have heard that black bears are solitary animals and this is certainly true of adult black bears. Other than mothers with cubs, most black bears spend their days…
Tree Climbing
As we have said, and you have no doubt observed, our four cubs spend a lot of their time in the trees – either climbing up, climbing down, or climbing…
Acrobatic Cubs in Action!
We know that bear cubs feel very comfortable in trees. Cubs in the wild, who are sent up a tree by their mother, will stay there until she calls them…
Did Bucky Fall?
Curator Coy observed the cubs in their favorite “Napping Tree.” Suddenly he heard a loud “crack,” and a “thump,” and saw that Bucky Bear was lying on the ground. Coy…
The ABR Napping Tree
Although the cubs climb many trees within the Wild Enclosure, they have one favorite tree in which they take naps every day. Lucky for us, the “napping tree” is situated…
Mealtime at ABR
As we have explained previously, our curators provide healthy, nourishing food choices for the cubs by throwing foods over the fencing so it scatters and the little bears must forage.…
Cubs in the Rain
The cubs don’t mind a rainy day at all. It probably feels good to them, when the weather is hot. Humans aren’t quite so keen on getting wet, but the…
Cubs Finding Food
As you know, the curators throw natural foods over the fencing for the cubs. But our smart little bears also find their own tasty snacks in the Wild Enclosure. They…