Colton Bear
Here is another photo of little Colton Bear in the Palace. Curator Coy says that he spends most of his time up on the “jungle gym” that was finished just…
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More about the Palace
Since we posted the photos of our new yearling, Colton Bear, some of you have asked questions about him and about the remodeled Palace. One comment was that Colton looked…
Meet Colton Bear!
All of the work recently at the ABR facility was completed just in time to welcome our newest yearling bear. Colton is named for the new baby boy born to…
Bare bear feet!
During the heat of summer, we often like to go barefoot. Of course, bears have bare feet all year-long, so we thought it would be fun to take a look…
ABR “Bear Bytes- video #10
A question that we are often asked when we present an educational program is, “Do bears really hibernate?” Joel Zachry answers this question in today’s video. you will learn that…
Cub Memories
We thought you might enjoy revisiting some photos of the cubs we cared for last year. These images of one of our cubs who really enjoyed the “swimmin’ hole” on…
Work on ABR “Crib”
If you have been following ABR for a while, you have seen the “cribs,” or smaller enclosures, where young bears spend their days prior to release. Now that there are…
Little Bit’s Final Portraits at ABR
As we showed you in our last post, Little Bit has healed well and looks really good. Her release date was set for June 28th, and we will show you…
Doesn’t Little Bit Look Great?
Little Bit was admitted to ABR by wildlife officers from The Great Smoky Mountains National Park on May 17 with a serious wound on her snout. You can read about her…
Little Bit Looks Good!
If you remember what Little Bit looked like when she arrived at ABR on May 17th, you will be amazed at her appearance today. The scab has completely disappeared from…