Vet Care for Tiny Cubs
After the sudden death of Cub 219 (Angelica Bear) the curators decided to take the other three recent arrivals to the UT Vet school for checkups. Although these cubs had…
Sola Pays a Visit
Sola Bear (Cub 215) who is in Wild Enclosure 4, is apparently intrigued by the sight, smell and sound of Tedford Bear (Cub 217). In this series of photos we…
ABR News is Both Sad and Happy
In the last few days, ABR has experienced a very sad event, the passing of Cub #219 (Angelica Bear) and happier news, an opportunity for us to help another cub…
Derby and Angelica Bear
Cubs 218 and 219 – Derby and Angelica Bear – are tolerating each other in the acclimation pen that they share. Fortunately, young cubs can usually get along with other,…
Revisiting Some Cub Friends
We have been featuring the four latest arrivals recently, but thought it would be good to go and revisit some of our “old friends” in the Wild Enclosures. They provide…
Photos of the Four Newest Arrivals
Today we have some photos of the four most recent additions to the ABR cub population. The curators wanted to give Tedford, Derby, and Angelica time to settle into their…
Two More Cubs at ABR!
When we posted about Cub #217 (Tedford Bear) we said that while we are happy to be able to care for cubs in need, every time we receive a cub…
Acorns!
A few days ago, Curator Coy and a couple of volunteers went to the Tennessee State Nursery to pick up sawtooth oak acorns that they offered to ABR. We have…
Cub #217 Arrives! Tedford Bear
Although it is exciting news for us, whenever we receive a bear cub at ABR it means that something sad has happened in that cub’s young life. This little bear…
Cubs and Sizes
When the curators or Ken LaValley take photos of the cubs with a zoom lens, it seems that they are really big bears. But when you look at them next…