Best Buds – Until. . .
As we have reported, the two cubs, Otto and Rollo are getting along well. In fact they are rarely apart – until time to eat. Then each cub guards his…
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Otto and Rollo Bear
The two four-month-old cubs are getting along quite well. There is plenty of room in the Acclimation Pen for each one to be in his own space, but they seem…
Bear Birthdays
Appalachian Bear Rescue has arbitrarily chosen January 22nd as the “official birthday” of all of our cubs. It’s arbitrary, but the date is in the middle of the potential birthdates…
Becoming Friends
We posted that Rollo and Otto Bear were sharing quarters at ABR. You may recall that when they were first introduced a couple of days ago Otto was less than…
Introductions
In our last post we showed photos of Otto Bear in The Cub House and Rollo Bear in the Cub Nursery. Curator Coy observed that Rollo was showing stress about…
Otto and Rollo Bear
Big changes are about to take place at ABR. Otto Bear has had the entire Cub House – both rooms – to himself, but that’s about to change. Rollo Bear…
The Three Bears!
As we posted yesterday, Appalachian Bear Rescue admitted our third bear of 2017 on May 16th. Bear #261, nicknamed Rollo Bear joined our yearling #258 Summitt and cub #259 Otto…
Breaking News – Bear #261 Arrives!
Some kind folks in Jefferson County spotted a tiny black bear cub near a busy road. They were concerned that the cub appeared to be weak and alone and they…
Return to The Cub House
In our last post we described how the curators prepared the Acclimation Pen for Otto and moved him into that outdoor space. He wasn’t happy there. In fact, he stopped…
News of ABR Bears – Otto Bear
In our last post we updated you on our fifteen-month-old yearling, Summitt Bear. There were only a couple of photos of Summitt because, like all yearlings, he prefers to stay…