Active Sleepers
Ferdinand and Dumplin’ Bear shared a room in The Hartley House for the night. You’ll recall that they have the use of all rooms. We have photos that show how…
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Cubby Adventures – Part 2
In our last post we showed Tweetsie Bear exploring in the second room of The Hartley House. She reunited with her brother Dumplin’ but seemed to be cautious and a…
Cubby Adventures – part 1
It’s been a busy and exciting few days at ABR, so we’ll spread this out over two or three posts. The three little cubs are together now, but it was…
Busy Little Tweetsie Bear
Our little female cub, Tweetsie Bear, is in her own room since her return from UTCVM. She is a busy little bear cub as she explores and plays with the…
Tweetsie is Back
Over the weekend, Curator Janet was concerned about Tweetsie Bear (#304) and took her to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine for treatment. When she returned after two days at…
ABR Bear #304 Arrives!
OnMay 12, 2020 two rangers from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park brought an underweight yearling bear to ABR, after first taking him to the UT College of Veterinary Medicine…
Dumplin’ Bear
Our last post was about Dumplin’ and Ferdinand, but focused mostly on Ferdinand, who seemed to enjoy his privacy after the other cub left the room to go to his…
Ferdinand and Dumplin’
The two little male cubs at ABR, #301 Ferdinand and #302 Dumplin’ are getting acquainted in The Hartley House. Each cub has his own room, but the door is open,…
The Three Cubs
We don’t have any photos for you this time, but will link you to the Facebook Live with Curator Janet Dalton, showing the three-month-old cubs in The Hartley House. Cub…
And Now There are Three!
On May 8, 2020 another three-month-old C.O.Y. (cub-of-the-year) arrived at ABR. This little cub, a female, was found near Elizabethton, like #302 Dumplin’ Bear. The curators are quite sure that…