Play-fighting Cubs – Part 2
We might have thought that the rumble between Carrie and Jerry had ended. After all, she had him down for the count. But no – they just moved the action…
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Play-fighting is Good!
One of the developmental activities that cubs enjoy, in the wild or at ABR, is play-fighting. As they spar with one another, they learn strategies that will be important as…
Cubs and Water
Bears are excellent swimmers. In the wild, bears use water for drinking, to cool off on a hot day and get rid of annoying insects, or to swim from one…
Cub and Tree
The Tennessee cubs have been modeling very good wild behavior for the South Carolina cubs, since all 6 of them are in the same Wild Enclosure. Here is a sequence…
Cubs in Trees
The SC cubs joined the TN cubs in their Wild Enclosure over the weekend. Much to the delight of our curators, they have observed that, as they had hoped, the…
A Minute Before the Portrait
Photographers must often spend hours waiting for that “perfect shot.” Recently, we posted a beautiful “family portrait” of the 3 SC cubs, Bennie, Jerry, and Carrie. Our photographer had spent…
A Portrait of Three Cubs
Ken LaValley, a professional photographer in Townsend, took this stunning “family portrait” of our 3 SC Cubs. No, he didn’t go inside the Wild Enclosure – the “no human contact”…
It’s Mine!
The SC cubs, like all youngsters of any species, argue over the possession of desirable items. In this case, two of the three SC cubs were disputing the ownership of…
TN Cubs Being Bears
You’ll recall that a few weeks ago, the TN threesome, Oscar, Annie, and Boston, were released into the second Wild Enclosure. Because they had spent more time with their mothers,…
Scenes from Wild Enclosure
Bennie, Jerry, and Carrie Bear, our 3 SC cubs, are thriving in the Wild Enclosure, where they are learning to be wild bears. Our creative curators, no longer “up close…