Three Little Bears in their new pen
Since our three little cubs were moved outdoors into the larger pen, they have been growinbg and developing at a great rate! Curator Coy took these photos that show how…
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Cub Photos
We know that you enjoy seeing photos of our Three Little Bears. Curator Coy took these a couple of days ago. As you can see, the cubs are really growing…
Three Little Bears – at play and asleep
Bennie, Jerry, and Carrie are gaining strength and agility. They grow and develop at an amazingly fast rate. Within the last week or two they have mastered the coordination of…
Bennie and Jerry meet Carrie Bear
When Carrie Bear arrived at ABR last evening, Curator Coy was ready! He, along with Curator Rick and a volunteer had worked during the day to prepare the Cub Nursery for…
2 + 1 = 3 Little Bears!
Carrie Bear on arrival at ABR When Bennie and Jerry arrived at Appalachian Bear Rescue, we mentioned that the South Carolina Wildlife Officers had sent the third cub, a female,…
Bennie and Jerry are Growing!
Curator Coy weighed the 2 cubs today, and reports that they weigh 5 pounds each! He says it’s hard to get an accurate weight because they are so squirmy,…
Sleepy Cubs
If you looked at the YouTube video of Bennie being fed (watch for another, of Jerry eating, which will be posted soon) you saw and heard how noisy and active…
Bennie and Jerry Have a Checkup
Dr. Ramsey, our veterinarian from the University of Tennessee made a “house call” the other day, to give Bennie and Jerry their first checkup. He examined both of them very…
We’re back – and we have news!
Apologies to all our friends for the long time that has gone by since our last post. Your bloggers have been very busy – selling our house and moving to…
Black Bear Hibernation in the Southern Appalachians
Many of you are familiar with the story of bears and their “winter sleep.” There are major differences between the hibernation of northern bears and that of our southern black…