Cubs Wearing Peanuts
The curator threw peanuts over the fence and the cubs were very happy to eat them! But, as you’ll see in the photos, some of the peanuts became “accessories” that…
Rest, Eat, Repeat
The main activities of the three ABR bear cubs are listed above – they rest, they get up to eat and then they do it again. If you recall how…
Cubs’ Shadows
The three ABR cubs are so plump now that they cast round, chubby shadows. Here we have some photos of the cubs and their shadows on a sunny November afternoon.…
Plump, Chubby, Rotund, Etc.
Those words describe the ABR cubs very well. As do any other synonyms for “fat.” We have showed the cubs eating for several months now, and the result of all…
Ten Months Old!
Every month we celebrate the “birthday” of our cubs on the 22nd. ABR has chosen January 22nd as the “official birthday” of all bear cubs and yearlings who come to…
Constant Munching
Our reports on the cubs seem to have a common thread these days – the cubs are eating! In our last post we stated that hyperphagia is still with us,…
Hyperphagia is Not Over
The cubs were back in full eating mode again. Just when the curators think they have really slowed down and are ready to stop eating, the bears resume their voracious…
A Windy Day
Bears do not like wind. It disrupts their two most important senses – smell and hearing. When the wind blows the cubs, like their cousins in the wild, become nervous. …
Eat and Explore
The ABR cubs are becoming rounder and rounder. It has been said they resemble furry bowling balls. Their energy ebbs and flows – at times they are hardly moving and…
November
November is a month for bears to slow down. Having eaten great quantities of food for the past couple of months, their metabolism begins to slow down in anticipation of…