Bear #335 – from KY
On April 26, 2021, ABR admitted Cub #335! A 3-month-old male cub from Kentucky; he is nicknamed Barley Bear. After the usual visit to the University of Tennessee College of…
Hops Bear Update
Hops Bear is continuing to do well in The Cub Nursery. He pummels his stuffie bears and puts them through a lot. He is also gaining weight – he weighed…
Hops Bear Between Feedings
What does a little three-month-old bear cub do in between his feedings? To encourage Hops to self-feed from the weaning bowl, the curators are stretching out his feedings so that…
Hops – and Wild Enclosure Work
We start out with a Happy Birthday wish for Hops Bear, who had his 3-month birthday on April 22nd. Hops is doing well. He is getting stronger and the curators…
Hops Up Close
Today we have some closeup pictures of little Hops Bear and some of his parts. These won’t be possible for much longer, as it will be difficult to get this…
Hops is Gaining Weight!
When Hops Bear arrived at ABR on April 12th he weighed just 2.64 pounds. We’ve seen how he has taken to the bottle of bear milk replacement formula and the…
Hops is Making Progress
The little bear cub at ABR, #333, Hops Bear, is making progress. He has gained weight and registered 3 pounds, 2 ounces on the 17th. The curators report that he…
Active Hops Bear Cub
Hops Bear is gaining strength and ability to move around in his pen each day. Today we present a Facebook Live video by Curator Tori. He is exploring his pen,…
Hops Bear Trains Curators
After just a few days at ABR, little Hops Bear has trained the curators to do his bidding! He awakens when his tummy tells him it’s time to eat, and…
Hops Bear in Action
Today we have a video of our tiny new cub, Hops Bear (#333) in The Cub Nursery at ABR. This video is from the Facebook Live with Curator Tory; she…