Messages From Cubs
Just like adult bears cubs send messages via scent deposits. Prost and Cheers Bear sent some cubby messages the other day, as we’ll see. These little cubs are doing well…
Cubby Colors
American Black Bears come with many different colors of fur, much like the different hair colors on humans. Although the cubs at ABR are generally black, we occasionally receive a…
Playgrounds for Cubs
Because the bear cubs at ABR must grow and develop into strong, healthy little bears who are ready to face the world in their natural habitat, the curators have turned…
Sibling Swimmers
The weather remains hot and very humid, so today we visit Wild Enclosure #4 to see how Prost and Cheers Bear are handling the heat. Despite losing their mother at…
Cubbies in Hot, Humid Weather
The weather has been hot and humid recently, but the cubs don’t seem to be bothered by it. In Wild Enclosure #3 the five cubs often stay in the trees…
Cub Antics
Each day brings new antics and fun to the enclosures at ABR as the cubs play and learn. What’s new? Over in Wild Enclosure #4 – All is well at…
Prost and Cheers Bear Swim
In our last post we showed how the five cubs in Wild Enclosure #3 spent a day with their Magic Log and the Cubby Pool (except for the one cub…
Cubs, Water, and a “Magic Log”
The cubs in Wild Enclosure 3 love to use their “Magic Log” to run into and out of the woods. The log is hollow and big enough for the cubs…
Cub Olympics
While the games are going on in Tokyo, there is a mini version taking place at ABR as the most recent additions to the class of 2021, Prost and Cheers…
One Rainy Day . . .
On a recent, rainy day in ABR land, all the cubs were up in the trees. All except Cosmo Bear, that is. The cubs are certainly a rowdy bunch! What…