Off to a Good Start
Our new cub, #362 Myrtle Bear, spent her first night at ABR in the Hartley House, where she has access to both rooms. Her first night went well. The curators…
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Excitement in Wild Enclosure#1
A windstorm detached the metal sleeve from one of the trees in Wild Enclosure #1. You may recall that the sleeves have been attached to some trees to keep the…
Shenanigans
We’ve seen how busy the cubs are about eating and gaining weight, but cubs are still babies who sometimes play and cavort. In other words, the shenanigans continue. Taco digs…
Little Growing Bears
As the days go by, the cubs and yearling bear at ABR are growing, as they are supposed to do. They are putting on weight. Remember, Fat is Good, if…
Another Day at ABR
The twelve cubs and one yearling at ABR are doing very well with their primary task – getting chubbier and ready for their eventual release. Heather our yearling is looking…
Silly Cubs in Wild Enclosure #3
The cubs in Enclosure #3 are the four “T” cubs: males Taco and Thistle, and females Truffle and Thyme. They were observed choosing their sleeping arrangements recently and it was…
It’s Cubby Birthday!
As you know, if you have followed our blog, each month on the 22nd we celebrate the passage of another month of life for our cubs and yearling.ABR has designated…
Heather Starts The Day
Heather, the 20-month-old yearling bear at ABR, is doing very well. She still needs to gain weight, but that’s a matter of time and foraging. We see her at the…
Story of the Vertical Den
The four female cubs in Wild Enclosure #4 had an interesting experience with the Vertical Den in their enclosure recently. The day started with all four cubs waking up after…
Early One Morning
Bear cubs have internal alarm clocks that cause them to be up and about early in the morning. Then they start the day’s activities – mostly foraging and eating! Even…