Hops and Barley Bear Move Up
On April 30th Hops and Barley Bear, having proved that they could eat from bowls (Hops just needed the example provided by Barley) and that they could eat strawberry and…
Hops and Barley Bear Meet
The curators decided it was time for the two little cubs – Hops and Barley Bear – to meet face-to-face. As we mentioned, they already had met via their super-sensitive…
Another Kentucky Cub!
Today (April 29th) ABR received another 3-month-old male bear cub from Kentucky – #336, nicknamed Bourbon Bear! We don’t know what happened to his mother, but he was found by…
Barley Bear in The Cub Nursery
Barley Bear (ABR #335) is now residing in The Cub Nursery, next door to Hops Bear. There are black curtains separating the pens, so the cubs can’t see each other…
Bear #335 – from KY
On April 26, 2021, ABR admitted Cub #335! A 3-month-old male cub from Kentucky; he is nicknamed Barley Bear. After the usual visit to the University of Tennessee College of…
Hops Bear Update
Hops Bear is continuing to do well in The Cub Nursery. He pummels his stuffie bears and puts them through a lot. He is also gaining weight – he weighed…
Hops Bear Between Feedings
What does a little three-month-old bear cub do in between his feedings? To encourage Hops to self-feed from the weaning bowl, the curators are stretching out his feedings so that…
Hops – and Wild Enclosure Work
We start out with a Happy Birthday wish for Hops Bear, who had his 3-month birthday on April 22nd. Hops is doing well. He is getting stronger and the curators…
Hops Up Close
Today we have some closeup pictures of little Hops Bear and some of his parts. These won’t be possible for much longer, as it will be difficult to get this…
Hops is Gaining Weight!
When Hops Bear arrived at ABR on April 12th he weighed just 2.64 pounds. We’ve seen how he has taken to the bottle of bear milk replacement formula and the…