Tartan and Taco Bear
It rained and Tartan Bear, our yearling in the wild enclosure, spent the night in the tree, as is customary for little bears, who feel safest there. When the rain…
Another Update
Our last post was an update on our two bears – yearling Tartan Bear and cubby Taco Bear, presented by Executive Director, Dana Dodd and Head Curator Coy Blair. Curator…
Update from Curator Coy and Dana
Today we have a special Facebook Live for you. Executive Director Dana Dodd and Head Curator Coy Blair presented the program because Curator Tori is on vacation. It’s good to…
Taco Bear is a Busy Boy
Taco the bear cub is busy in his Hartley House rooms. It’s amazing how hard he works to accomplish a goal. This story began during the night, when we find…
Taco Bear at UTCVM
It’s been a few days, but we thought you would like to see how three-month-old Taco Bear did at his intake exam at the University of Tennessee College of Veterinary…
Taco, Tartan, and Rain
It was a very rainy day. Cubby Taco Bear is inside the Hartley House, so the rain has no effect on him. Yearling Tartan is outside in Wild Enclosure #2,…
Our Two Bears
If you saw yesterday’s post, you know that ABR admitted another bear who was apparently orphaned. This little bear (ABR #349) is just three months old and weighs only 3.63…
Bear #349 at ABR!
ABR admitted another bear – this one a COY (Cub of the Year) who was born in January, 2022. He is a little male, about three months old, weighing 3.63…
Tartan the Round
Yearling Tartan Bear has been playing with his swingy ball, and as he does he seems to be getting rounder, himself! Just look at the evidence. When he sleeps in…
Getting Chubby!
Tartan Bear arrived at ABR as an underweight little yearling bear. That was then. After spending a month partaking of the feast at ABR, he looks quite different. This is…