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.…
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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…
Slowing Down a Bit
Curator Janet reported that she observed the three bear cubs playing in a much slower manner than usual. She said they were lying on their backs with feet in the…
Acorns!
ABR received a bountiful supply (165 pounds) of sawtooth acorns from the TN Division of Forestry’s State Nursery. The curators were delighted, and so were the cubs, who started right…