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…
A Tasty Snack!
A few days ago, Curator Quanah observed Barley Bear finding a snake in the grass near the Acclimation Pen, where the four cubs were playing and flipping rocks to find…
After the Rain
There were two days of rain that kept the cubs up in the trees, their preferred spots when it’s raining. When it finally stopped raining, we finally saw the cubs…
Goofy Cubs
The ABR cubs are a goofy, silly lot. We have some examples in these photos of cubs in Wild Enclosure #3 and Wild Enclosure #4. What do you suppose they…
Experiment in Enclosure #3
Two enterprising cubs in Wild Enclosure #3 embarked (or happened upon) a scientific experiment about the physics of levers and fulcrums! They learned a great deal that will undoubtedly assist…
Cubs Hardly Working
From one day to the next, the diligence of the cubs can vary greatly. Yesterday everyone seemed to be busy with a project, but today is, well, another day. It’s…