Three Little Bears Eating Solid Food!
Appalachian Bear Rescue has posted a YouTube video of the cubs getting their first taste of “solid” food. It is quite amusing to see how they approach this new experience.…
Three Little Bears – at play and asleep
Bennie, Jerry, and Carrie are gaining strength and agility. They grow and develop at an amazingly fast rate. Within the last week or two they have mastered the coordination of…
Meet Janet, Curator #3!
Three bear cubs require a lot of time and attention, just like human babies. Although we absolutely minimize human contact (even our curators limit their face time with the little…
Bennie and Jerry meet Carrie Bear
When Carrie Bear arrived at ABR last evening, Curator Coy was ready! He, along with Curator Rick and a volunteer had worked during the day to prepare the Cub Nursery for…
2 + 1 = 3 Little Bears!
Carrie Bear on arrival at ABR When Bennie and Jerry arrived at Appalachian Bear Rescue, we mentioned that the South Carolina Wildlife Officers had sent the third cub, a female,…
Bennie and Jerry are Growing!
Curator Coy weighed the 2 cubs today, and reports that they weigh 5 pounds each! He says it’s hard to get an accurate weight because they are so squirmy,…
Sleepy Cubs
If you looked at the YouTube video of Bennie being fed (watch for another, of Jerry eating, which will be posted soon) you saw and heard how noisy and active…
See Bennie Being Fed
This video on YouTube shows very clearly what it takes for our curators to care for Bennie and Jerry. It is an involved, and time-consuming process that takes place about…
Bennie and Jerry at Play
Babies of all species, human or animal, learn and develop through play. Bear cubs are no exception. Here is a short video of our two little cubbies playing in their carrier. …
Bennie and Jerry Have a Checkup
Dr. Ramsey, our veterinarian from the University of Tennessee made a “house call” the other day, to give Bennie and Jerry their first checkup. He examined both of them very…