Cubs being Cubs
Out South Carolina cubs have been at ABR the longest. We’ve had many questions about how they can learn to be wild bears, when they had so much time with…
Looking Better
We introduced our newest cubs, Blossom and Buttercup Bear, a couple of days ago. After just 4 days at ABR, they are looking healthier. The report from our curators is…
Resting Cubs
Bears don’t much care for hot weather. Who can blame them, with their fur coats? The ABR cubs in the Wild Enclosure are spending a lot of time resting in…
Two New Arrivals!
Our cub population has grown with the addition of two underweight and malnourished female cubs. ABR #194 and #195, or Blossom and Buttercup Bear as they are being called…
Play-fighting Cubs – Part 2
We might have thought that the rumble between Carrie and Jerry had ended. After all, she had him down for the count. But no – they just moved the action…
Play-fighting is Good!
One of the developmental activities that cubs enjoy, in the wild or at ABR, is play-fighting. As they spar with one another, they learn strategies that will be important as…
Cubs in Water – Video
The other day we showed you pictures of cubs in the water. Here is a delightful video that our curator filmed, showing the 3 South Carolina cubs, Bennie, Jerry, and…
Cubs and Water
Bears are excellent swimmers. In the wild, bears use water for drinking, to cool off on a hot day and get rid of annoying insects, or to swim from one…
Cub and Tree
The Tennessee cubs have been modeling very good wild behavior for the South Carolina cubs, since all 6 of them are in the same Wild Enclosure. Here is a sequence…
Cubs in Trees
The SC cubs joined the TN cubs in their Wild Enclosure over the weekend. Much to the delight of our curators, they have observed that, as they had hoped, the…