Bedtime!
The camera caught Peppermint preparing the bed in the culvert den. She raked sticks, leaves, and twigs into the den. This is the typical bed-making routine for a bear. Bears…
The Three Yearlings
ABR now has three yearlings in residence. Nettles Bear, who is alone in Wild Enclosure #4 after the release of the four females (the Fight Club girls) and the two…
And Life Goes On
We can’t begin to imagine the thoughts and feelings of CranBeary’s two siblings. We reported the sad news about his euthanization at UT but for the other two yearlings, his…
Very Sad News
As you know, CranBeary Bear went back to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine on Friday, February 3. The curators were concerned about the little yearling’s failure to climb trees,…
CranBeary Bear
The ABR curators have been carefully monitoring little CranBeary Bear. Since the triplets were released into Wild Enclosure #3, CranBeary has been busy and we’ve seen him choose to sleep…
Nocturnal Yearlings
Nettles has shown a preference for nighttime foraging all along, but now the Christmas Yearlings are adopting the habit as well. Actually, it is the choice of many, if not…
CranBeary and His Two Pads!
CranBeary Bear moved from his underground den into a culvert den near the Acclimation Pen. That is where he was snoozing this morning. CranBeary was snug in his culvert den.…
Lazy Yearlings
As time passes and the weather stays cold and damp, the ABR yearlings are doing a lot of snoozing and resting. For example, here are the Christmas Yearlings, napping in…
A Blustery Day
What do bears do on a blustery, windy day? Mostly they sleep. Bears don’t like wind because it interferes with their two most important senses – smell and hearing. So…
Christmas Yearlings Play
Although we’ve reported on the increasingly long rest/snooze periods of the yearlings, today we see them engaging in play as they wrestle a bit, chase, and play with the Christmas…