Soggy Yearling; Feisty Cub
It was a very rainy day in Tennessee. We don’t know why, but young bears like to perch up high in a tree when it’s raining, so we have a…
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Climbing Bear and Sleeping Bear
Today we have good news about 14-month-old Summitt Bear, the yearling at ABR. Since he has been in the Wild Enclosure for the last week or so, he had not…
Otto Bear is “Fierce,” Summitt is Mellow
Our little 3-month-old cub, Otto Bear is demonstrating his wild behavior. When the curator enters the Cub Nursery for the necessary feeding and cleaning tasks, the little cub shows his…
A Tale of Two Bears
ABR has two bears in residence – tiny Otto Bear is almost three months old and Summitt Bear is a fourteen-month-old yearling. We have photos of both of them today.…
Otto and Summitt Bear
ABR has two bears in residence – Otto the visible and Summitt the invisible. Otto, the little three-month-old cub, is easy to see in his pen in the Cub Nursery. …
Summitt and Otto Bear
Summitt Bear, our 14-month-old yearling, is doing well in the Wild Enclosure. He is probably very glad to be left alone, not poked, prodded and examined any more as he…
Otto Bear at UT
On April 11th ABR admitted Cub #259, Otto Bear. Unlike our yearling Summitt Bear, Otto Bear is a Spring Cub, meaning he was born in late January 2017. Curator Coy…
Exciting News x 2!
Things are getting busier at ABR. We had predicted that Summitt Bear would soon be out in a Wild Enclosure, and sure enough, that’s where he is now. That is…
Food Service in The Cub House
Summitt Bear, our 14-month-old yearling, seems to have adjusted well to the Acclimation Pen outside The Cub House. He spends most of his time up as high as he can…
Summitt Bear Up High; Curator Coy Busy
The 14-month-old yearling bear at ABR, nicknamed Summitt, is a typical black bear in that he prefers to be up as high as possible. Being up high means safety for…