The Two Male Yearlings
We’ve seen how the two females (Beignet and Jessamine) did during the recent stormy night. Now we’ll take a look at our other yearlings – males Bourdeaux and King B.…
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A Rainy Night
As creatures who live outdoors, bears must take whatever weather comes their way. A rainy night affected the four yearlings differently. The good news was that none of them did…
Aerial View of ABR
Today we offer an aerial view of the facility where our bears are housed. You will note that there are four enclosures, three of which are occupied. The large “no.…
Beignet’s Routine – Part 2
In our last post we showed some of the wake-up routine that Beignet Bear engages in. Today we continue along that line. There’s more to the routine! Near the pool…
Beignet’s Wake-Up Routine
Beignet Bear, the Louisiana yearling, demonstrated her morning routine, including some exercises. We show part of the routine in this post; the rest will be in the next post. She…
More Time With King B
King B continued to be active during the night, as in our last post. He turned his attention toward the Cubby Pool. We wonder if he sees his reflection and…
A Night With King B
King B (Balthazar Bear) seems much happier now that Boudreaux is in another enclosure. King B is back to his usual routines and is entertaining himself. He had spent the…
The Other Yearlings
In our last post we shared how Boudreaux is adjusting to the new enclosure (his fourth) and checking it out. This post will describe the other yearlings and their adjustments.…
Boudreaux in Enclosure #2
As Curator Coy had planned, the two male yearlings are now in separate enclosures. King B (Balthazar) is in Wild Enclosure #1 and Boudreaux Bear is in Wild Enclosure #2.…
What’s Happening?
So far, Curator Coy has not been able to entice Boudreaux Bear into the Acclimation Pen for Wild Enclosure #1, as hoped. Understandably, he’s a bit reluctant, given his recent…