Salad Days for Yearlings
In our last post we wrote that bears in springtime eat leaves and grass. Later in the season these greens are too fibrous and hard to digest, but when they…
Jessamine and Beignet
The two female yearlings seem to have bonded and enjoy each other’s company. They are together much of the time. Bears eat quantities of greens, including leaves and grasses, in…
Baby Ferdinand Bear
We posted about the rescue of three-month-old Ferdinand (Bear #301) last week. After spending a night at the UT vet school’s ICU, Ferdinand Bear traveled to ABR and is now…
Boudreaux Bear
Since his relocation into his own Wild Enclosure, Boudreaux has kept busy investigating everything around him. He has made some interesting discoveries. Boudreaux is a healthy yearling bear. He probably…
ABR Bear #301 Arrives!
ABR #301 is a male cub-of-the-year who was born in January. He was found in Kentucky, where he was wandering from farm to farm. Fortunately some people saw him and…
Yearlings’ Birthday
Today is the ABR-designated Cubby Birthday. We have chosen January 22 as the official birthday of every cub and yearling who comes to us for care. So today is the…
Balthazar Naps
Our little King B is a busy bear at night. In the daytime, not so much. He adheres to the schedule of a wild bear – being most active in…
Video – Yearlings Play
This video is a real treat. The two female yearlings in Wild Enclosure #4, Jessamine and Beignet, are seen playing in the sunshine of their enclosure. We saw the two…
The Boys at Work
King B and Boudreaux each worked in their respective enclosures. King B apparently decided he needed a new or refreshed daybed. See how he accomplished that. It’s good to see…
Jessamine and Beignet
The two female yearlings in Enclosure #4 are interesting to watch, now that Boudreaux is no longer in the picture. The girls don’t necessarily behave in a ladylike manner, as…