Bennie and Jerry are Growing!
Curator Coy weighed the 2 cubs today, and reports that they weigh 5 pounds each! He says it’s hard to get an accurate weight because they are so squirmy,…
Sleepy Cubs
If you looked at the YouTube video of Bennie being fed (watch for another, of Jerry eating, which will be posted soon) you saw and heard how noisy and active…
See Bennie Being Fed
This video on YouTube shows very clearly what it takes for our curators to care for Bennie and Jerry. It is an involved, and time-consuming process that takes place about…
Bennie and Jerry at Play
Babies of all species, human or animal, learn and develop through play. Bear cubs are no exception. Here is a short video of our two little cubbies playing in their carrier. …
Bennie and Jerry Have a Checkup
Dr. Ramsey, our veterinarian from the University of Tennessee made a “house call” the other day, to give Bennie and Jerry their first checkup. He examined both of them very…
We’re back – and we have news!
Apologies to all our friends for the long time that has gone by since our last post. Your bloggers have been very busy – selling our house and moving to…
Black Bear Hibernation in the Southern Appalachians
Many of you are familiar with the story of bears and their “winter sleep.” There are major differences between the hibernation of northern bears and that of our southern black…
How a Black Bear Makes a Daybed
Now that Colton Bear has been released and is back in the wild, our curators had the chance to enter the large enclosure and to see what Colton had been…
Colton Bear’s Release!
January 10th, 2013 – Release Day! Here is a sequence of photos that show how Colton was worked up and readied for his release back into the wild. Let’s start with a…
It’s been a long time. . .
We apologize for not posting recently. We have been very busy, with personal as well as ABR activities. Hopefully, we’ll do better from now on. We have several photos of…