Another video of ABR yearlings
You are sure to enjoy this video on ABR’s YouTube channel. It shows an interaction between two of the larger yearlings that are in the Wild Side enclosure. They are…
Our unusual yearling, Eleanor
Did you know that the American Black Bear may have brown, cinnamon, light beige, silver-tipped, or even white fur? It is true – all of these colors occur in bears…
“Tiny” revisited
This is a recent photo of Tiny, yearling cub #18, who has been at ABR for 11 days now, having arrived on March 12th. He weighed just 10 pounds which accounts…
Meet #19 – alias “Dell”
It seems like we are reporting a newly admitted yearling cub almost every day. This little boy, named Dell, weighed only 10 pounds when he was found on March 21st. …
Amethyst and Thunder, relaxing at ABR
Amethyst arrived at ABR on March 3rd, and Thunder came in a week later. Each of these little yearlings weighed just 10 pounds when they were admitted. We reported about…
Dell – the 19th yearling cub of 2012
ABR admitted the 19th yearling cub of 2012 on March 20. Dell is a little male weighing in at a mere 10 pounds at the age of 14 months! So…
Eleanor and Mackie
Eleanor and Mackie, two of our 2012 yearling cubs, are seen here in this new photo. Eleanor arrived on February 8th and Mackie was admitted to ABR on January 24th.…
An amazing bear story from GSMNP
Imagine this: a sow bear, hit by a vehicle last fall, subsequently denned in the national park and actually gave birth to three healthy cubs during the winter! This is a…
Amazing bears!
We came across this article from BBC Nature that documents research on hibernating black bears, proving that their recuperative powers are truly amazing. Injured bears that enter dens in the winter…
Video of Bear behavior in the Wild Side
A new video on the ABR YouTube channel shows some very typical behavior of young bears. Click here to see “Just Being Bears.” We have been asked about these “big bears”…