Three Bears
Curator David was fortunate to get portraits of all three of the ABR bears – cubs Clementine and Viola as well as yearling Magnolia. Since the “official” birthday for ABR…
Turn Back the Clock. . .
We promised to post the story of Viola Bear’s move from the Cub Nursery to The Cub House. The big move occurred on May 19th, and was in response to…
Bear #270!
ABR admitted Bear#270 on May 21st. Another female – this is a yearling from Louisiana. Here are photos showing her arrival and settling in. She is not injured, but at…
Cub Updates
Both of the ABR cubs, who are nearly four months old, are doing well. We’ll look at Viola Bear first. She does not like to be visited by a curator…
Curator Coy De-stresses Clementine
Clementine was showing agitation and signs of stress in the Acclimation Pen. She continuously paced and showed she wanted to go out there where she could see the trees. Even…
Clementine’s Visitor
The curators are trying hard to make Clementine a happy bear. They have provided a tree, the pool, the honey log, a bed and Sam bear to her Acclimation Pen. …
Clementine and Viola Bear
Clementine Bear is doing well in the Acclimation Pen that adjoins The Cub House. She eats and sleeps, but she’s not satisfied. We thought she would be content with being…
Clementine in Acclimation Pen!
For a very small cub, Clementine Bear is quite the adventurer. The curators saw that she was showing signs of stress in The Cub House, even with all the space…
Clementine and Viola Bear
The two little three-month-old cubs being cared for at ABR are doing well in their separate quarters. They can’t be introduced to one another until Viola Bear’s injuries are healed. …
Viola Bear at UT
As promised, today we present the story of Viola Bear (ABR Cub 269) and her exam at the UT College of Veterinary Medicine. As we posted yesterday, this little three-month-old…