Dell – the 19th yearling cub of 2012
ABR admitted the 19th yearling cub of 2012 on March 20. Dell is a little male weighing in at a mere 10 pounds at the age of 14 months! So…
Eleanor and Mackie
Eleanor and Mackie, two of our 2012 yearling cubs, are seen here in this new photo. Eleanor arrived on February 8th and Mackie was admitted to ABR on January 24th.…
An amazing bear story from GSMNP
Imagine this: a sow bear, hit by a vehicle last fall, subsequently denned in the national park and actually gave birth to three healthy cubs during the winter! This is a…
Amazing bears!
We came across this article from BBC Nature that documents research on hibernating black bears, proving that their recuperative powers are truly amazing. Injured bears that enter dens in the winter…
Video of Bear behavior in the Wild Side
A new video on the ABR YouTube channel shows some very typical behavior of young bears. Click here to see “Just Being Bears.” We have been asked about these “big bears”…
“Thunder” Storms at ABR
There were some pretty intense storms in our area recently. Fortunately, the bears were unaffected by all the rain, hail, lightning and thunder…uh-oh..THUNDER!! . During one of the storms Tiny was…
Video of our Wild Side yearlings!
Check out this video on YouTube that shows two of the larger yearlings out in ABR’s Wild Side enclosure. They exhibit typical bear behavior: for example, the jaw-popping and blowing sounds, as…
ABR’s Adopt-a-Cubby program
The “Queen Mother” at ABR (Mandy) tweeted “It takes a village to raise a cub.” She is looking at all of you, the ABR blog Village, to help with her many babies.…
Say hello to Tiny, cub #18!
As you know, all of the recent arrivals have been very small, especially for yearlings. And our newest yearling, #18, is certainly no exception. Here he is at arrival on…
Bella and Stella are friends
These two little females started their stay at ABR at 12 pounds each. Stella arrived on February 19th and Bella was admitted on March 3rd. Each of them were lonely to…