Busy Little Bears – 1
The 6 cubs in the Wild Enclosure have been very busy, foraging and eating, wrestling and playing, and sleeping. All of these activities are helping our cubs to grow and…
Watch the Cubs Eat and Play
Our last post was about the cubs eating acorns. Here is a video that shows the 6 cubs in the Wild Enclosure, eating natural foods and playing with each other. …
Acorns for Cubs
As you may know, acorns are THE most important fall food for bears and other wildlife. The ABR cubs were offered acorns a couple of weeks ago, and refused to…
Blossom and Buttercup Bear are Growing!
If you compare these photos with the photos taken when the 2 orphaned cubs arrived on August 22nd, you can see that they are already looking better. Just shows what…
A Treeful of Cubs!
It wasn’t long ago that the SC cubs and the TN cubs stayed away from each other. Each group of 3 cubs would perch in a separate tree. So imagine…
Cubs Foraging and Roughhousing
The South Carolina and Tennessee cubs have accepted each other, and the curators now see them foraging together. At first, they stayed apart, only associating with their own group. Now…
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…