A Day in the Life. . .
The cubs’ days are short, because of their long overnight sleep and the daytime naps, but they are up and about some during the day, as these photos show. There…
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Cubs, Sleep, and Rain
The sleep patterns of our resident cubs are still evolving, and it seems like the times asleep are getting longer and longer. As humans, it seems to be a no-brainer…
Happy New Year!
In case you are wondering how the three cubs at ABR celebrated the new year – they slept in. Of course, it goes without saying that bears and other wildlife…
Remembering 2019
As the new year starts, and all of the cubs and yearlings have been released with the exception of the three who are spending the winter, we want to take…
Lazy Days
The three cubs are not actually hibernating, but they are showing the effects of a lack of food and what natural conditions (weather, length of daylight hours) dictate they should…
Boudreaux and Cam
In the last post we saw Boudreaux investigating the security camera in the Acclimation Pen. He took some unique selfies. Now we have more, since he seems to be fascinated…
Cub Shenanigans
Who can understand the behavior of bear cubs? We certainly can’t! They can change their minds often, and who’s to say they shouldn’t do that? For example, Boudreaux Bear recently…
The Cubs’ Christmas
We’ve taken a few days off to spend time with family, but we’re back in the saddle again now. Here are a few photos that show how the three cubs…
In the Loft
Beignet and Boudreaux, the Louisiana cubs who are wintering at ABR, often choose to sleep in the loft (the platform in the Acclimation Pen). In our last post we told…
LA and SC cubs
All of the cubs who were going home for the holidays have now been released. Only the three out-of-state bears (Beignet and Boudreaux from Louisiana and Jessamine from South Carolina)…