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…
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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…
Heather Bear Healing Well
Heather Bear, the only yearling currently residing at Appalachian Bear Rescue, arrived on August 3rd after being attacked by unknown animals. She had suffered over 30 bites, and was badly…
Cubs and Their Ways
One of the “T” cubs crosses the Tire Bridge. Note that another cub is snoozing on the resting platform. The cub crossing the bridge isn’t planning anything unusual, is he/she?…
Cubs vs Sapling
We have seen that bear cubs at ABR really like to murdalize saplings in their enclosures. The small trees, carefully planted and nurtured (when there are no cubs in residence)…
Eat, Sleep, Repeat
Hyperphagia causes bears, including cubs, to eat almost around the clock. In case you’re wondering, yes, that happens in the wild as well as at ABR. The difference is that…
Video – Cubs Getting Chubbier!
Here is a recent Facebook Live presentation that features the cubs in Wild Enclosures #1,2, and 3 – doing what bear cubs do! There is no mistaking the fact that…
Bigger Every Day!
The bear cubs at ABR are getting bigger as each day goes by. They are still little cubbies, but they are BIG little cubbies! Not many of them actually made…
Rainy Days = Wet Bears
It rained for a couple of days, with the results that the cubs spent a lot of time in trees. They have very good, waterproof raincoats, thanks to long guard…