New Den for Sugar and Sweet Pea
The crate was left in the Acclimation Pen for a day or two, to provide security if the cubs needed something familiar. But it didn’t take them any time at…
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Sugar Bear and Sweet Pea Bear into Acclimation Pen!
In order to eliminate human contact as quickly as possible, the curators decided that the cubs were ready to leave the Cub Nursery and move to the much larger Acclimation…
Food, Scat, and Antics
Things in the Cub Nursery are pretty lively since the two cubs, Sugar Bear and Sweet Pea Bear are together. Curator Coy captured these images of the cubs and their…
Breakfast Time for Cubs
The curators keep an eye on the cubs in the Cub Nursery by way of a baby monitor. By watching and listening remotely, they do not have to enter the…
Cub #198 – Sweet Pea Bear!
Last evening (April 12th) ABR received our 198th cub, and the second cub of 2014. Another female, she came from Kentucky. Curator Coy met the KY officer in Morristown TN,…
Sugar is a Wild Bear!
We are always happy to see a cub display real wild bear behavior, so when Sugar Bear displayed appropriate wildness the other day, it pleased the curator. Even though to…
Sugar Bear
The other day we showed Sugar chewing on a cord and mentioned that she is teething, just like a baby. The other day, when Curator Rick reached into the pen…
Sugar Bear is Learning
Cub #197, Sugar Bear, is learning new things. This photo, taken by Curator Coy, show her actually lapping from a bowl! That is what our curators are working toward –…
Sleepy little Sugar Bear
Our cub #197, Sugar Bear, seemed to become more comfortable after her weekend at ABR. She ate more formula, and with a full tummy, it was nap time. Just like…
Sugar Bear
Sugar Bear improved in strength on her second full day at ABR. As you will see in these photos, taken by our curator, she did accept formula from a bottle.…