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…
A Minute Before the Portrait
Photographers must often spend hours waiting for that “perfect shot.” Recently, we posted a beautiful “family portrait” of the 3 SC cubs, Bennie, Jerry, and Carrie. Our photographer had spent…
A Portrait of Three Cubs
Ken LaValley, a professional photographer in Townsend, took this stunning “family portrait” of our 3 SC Cubs. No, he didn’t go inside the Wild Enclosure – the “no human contact”…
It’s Mine!
The SC cubs, like all youngsters of any species, argue over the possession of desirable items. In this case, two of the three SC cubs were disputing the ownership of…
TN Cubs Being Bears
You’ll recall that a few weeks ago, the TN threesome, Oscar, Annie, and Boston, were released into the second Wild Enclosure. Because they had spent more time with their mothers,…
Moving Day for the TN Cubs!
It was a very big day for our TN cubs, Boston, Oscar, and Annie. Curator Coy did some last-minute checking on the second Wild Enclosure, and then opened the door…
Scenes from Wild Enclosure
Bennie, Jerry, and Carrie Bear, our 3 SC cubs, are thriving in the Wild Enclosure, where they are learning to be wild bears. Our creative curators, no longer “up close…