Then and Now
As we watch the cubs grow and thrive in the Wild Enclosure, it is easy to forget how small they were when they first arrived at ABR. We thought it…
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Cubs and Summer Fruits
As we have said before, the ABR curators throw food over the shielded fencing, scattering it in different areas of the Wild Enclosure for the cubs to find when they…
Cubs are Growing
It’s amazing how quickly our four cubs are growing. Bear cubs do grow very quickly, and our curators estimate that these cubs weigh approximately 40-50 pounds now! Here is a…
Cubs Play and Eat
Our curator was able to get some good photos of the cubs as they played and interacted in the Wild Enclosure the other day. Although, with the exception of #199-Bucky…
Growing Cubs Need to Eat!
Our four cubs are growing and filling out (and filling up!) Here are some photos of recent foraging activities. When they are back in the wild, they, like all black…
Another Rainy Day at ABR
The recent rains in Eastern Tennessee are welcome, as we have been short of rainfall this year. And, as we said in our last post about the cubs playing in…
Cubs on a Rainy Day
What do bear cubs do when it rains? Usually they do just what they would be doing if it were not raining. In these photos that Curator Coy took the…
Cubs in Trees
They were at it again when our curator took these photos recently. The cubs heard him approach and immediately scampered up their favorite tree. This may be frustrating for those…
Cubs in the Wild Enclosure
Today we have some great photos of foraging cubs. The images really give you a good idea of what the Wild Enclosure looks like. As you can see, it looks…
Playing in the Tree
The cubs were back in their favorite tree when Curator Coy took these photos. They were playing and play-fighting. Bear cubs play-fight to help develop some of the skills they…