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…
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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…
How a Black Bear Makes a Daybed
Now that Colton Bear has been released and is back in the wild, our curators had the chance to enter the large enclosure and to see what Colton had been…
It’s been a long time. . .
We apologize for not posting recently. We have been very busy, with personal as well as ABR activities. Hopefully, we’ll do better from now on. We have several photos of…
Colton Bear as seen by Curator Coy
Curator Coy took these photos of Colton Bear a few days ago. He is being as elusive as ever, and it’s not easy to get a clear shot of him. …
Colton likes acorns!
No surprise that our Colton Bear likes his acorns. Acorns and other nuts (hard mast) are vital to bears during the fall, as they fatten up for their long winter’s…
Through the fence – a peek at Colton Bear
As we have reported lately, Colton is very elusive and hard to capture on camera. But Curator Coy was lucky a couple of days ago, when he patiently waited to…
From a Distance
Colton Bear is demonstrating that he has learned his “Wild Bear” lessons well. Curators Coy and Rick only see him at a distance these days. Here is a photo that Coy…
Elusive Colton
Our curators were able to catch enough of a glimpse of Colton Bear to take these photos. They think he may be testing out some potential den sites, as the next…