India Bear is Outside!
Curator Coy opened the gate to Acclimation Pen #1, to allow India Bear access to the outdoors, hoping that would satisfy her until they could release her into Wild Enclosure…
Hyperphagia and Cubs
Today we present photos from our amazing security cams that show the cubs in both of the Wild Enclosures as well as the most recent arrival, India Bear, in Hartley…
Food for Cubs
Now that the cubs are exhibiting hyperphagia, we will review what is on their menu. We’re sure you will agree that it sounds quite tasty (except for a couple of…
Forage and Play
The cubs are busy foraging, spending a lot of time looking for, finding, and consuming the food that the curators throw over the fence into the enclosures. But being cubs,…
Hops Bear in the Pool!
If you watched the Facebook Live that we posted yesterday, you already saw this, but in case you missed it (or just because it’s worth seeing again) here is a…
Eight Cubs at ABR
With the arrival of #341, India Bear, the cub population is now 8! All of the cubs are seven months old, and are healthy and doing well. Today we offer…
Rescued Cub #341 at ABR!
We thought our cub population, which has remained at 7 cubs since June, was through growing, but a surprise happened with the rescue of another female cub the same age…
Definitely Hyperphagia!
We’ve been speculating about the onset of the annual feeding frenzy for black bears, scientifically known as hyperphagia but time for speculation is over. Hyperphagia is here. There is no…
Signs of Hyperphagia
Yesterday we speculated on the start of hyperphagia, the annual period in bears’ lives when they gobble as much food as possible to add pounds they will need to survive…
Cubs and Labor Day
Bear cubs aren’t into labor today – they are relaxing with a snooze on the platforms. So we wish you an equally relaxing Labor Day holiday. Be safe and enjoy…