Fun in the Wild Enclosures
Breakfast was over – what to do now? For the cubs at ABR there are many choices of activities. It makes us happy to watch the ABR cubs as they…
Photos of and special feature stories about ABR bears, including bears
that TWRA and ABR have knowledge of from previous rescues
Cubs, Firehoses, and Tires
No, we aren’t suggesting that the bear cubs are using the hoses as they are designed to be used, but the curators have found that the tough, strong firehoses (donated…
Cub Family
The five bear cubs in Wild Enclosure #4 have formed a cub family. Although only two of them (Lemon Drop and Cosmo) are actual siblings, they act like they are…
Messages From Cubs
Just like adult bears cubs send messages via scent deposits. Prost and Cheers Bear sent some cubby messages the other day, as we’ll see. These little cubs are doing well…
Cubby Colors
American Black Bears come with many different colors of fur, much like the different hair colors on humans. Although the cubs at ABR are generally black, we occasionally receive a…
Playgrounds for Cubs
Because the bear cubs at ABR must grow and develop into strong, healthy little bears who are ready to face the world in their natural habitat, the curators have turned…
Sibling Swimmers
The weather remains hot and very humid, so today we visit Wild Enclosure #4 to see how Prost and Cheers Bear are handling the heat. Despite losing their mother at…
Cubbies in Hot, Humid Weather
The weather has been hot and humid recently, but the cubs don’t seem to be bothered by it. In Wild Enclosure #3 the five cubs often stay in the trees…
Cub Antics
Each day brings new antics and fun to the enclosures at ABR as the cubs play and learn. What’s new? Over in Wild Enclosure #4 – All is well at…
Prost and Cheers Bear Swim
In our last post we showed how the five cubs in Wild Enclosure #3 spent a day with their Magic Log and the Cubby Pool (except for the one cub…