The Three Yearlings
It’s almost time for the three yearlings, who are now 21 months old, to return to their wild homes. But it’s still nice to see them doing their thing in…
Cubs At Play
Bear cubs are much like toddlers or young children in their love of play. They play and play-fight throughout the day. Wrestling is a favorite activity. We have some wonderful…
Busy Bear Cubs
Each day brings something new in the enclosures. The cubs are free to plan their own days and nights, and that’s what they do. Now we have a series of…
Another Day at ABR
The days are shorter and much cooler, with night temperatures at or near freezing. Of course, this kind of weather suits our bears just fine – with their nice, warm,…
It Was A Rainy Day . . .
. . . so of course that meant that the cubs would climb trees! It may seem counter-intuitive to us humans, but that is where bears, especially young bears feel…
Preparations
As winter approaches, ABR prepares for the releases of our cubs and yearlings. It’s time for them to return to the wild, where they belong. To facilitate this, the curators…
Not-So-Little-Cubs
Our cubs and yearling bears that we’ve referred to as “little” bears aren’t so little any more. They have been eating and eating, foraging and eating some more – and…
Wild Enclosures 2,3,and 4
We’ll take a peek into three of the 4 enclosures, to see what the bears are doing. Starting in Wild Enclosure #2, here is what we saw: We are glad…
Sleepy Time
No, this isn’t a repeat of our last post, it’s just that we have a collection of photos of sleeping cubs that we want to share. As you know, the…
A Lazy Day
When autumn comes, after all the weeks of eating and stuffing themselves, the bears begin to slow down. Not that they are done eating – far from it- but they…