Bits, Tinsel, and Twinkle – video
Today we have a short video of the cub and two yearlings in our care. Bits is still in the ICU st UTCVM, where he is doing very well. ABR…
Bits, Twinkle, and Tinsel
One COY (cub-of-the-year) and two yearlings. That is the current population of ABR, However, the cub is Bits Bear, who is spending some time in the ICU at UTCVM. He…
Twinkle and Tinsel – and Bits Bear
Twinkle and Tinsel are sharing an enclosure, but not too closely. They now have access to both Enclosure #3 and Enclosure #4, since the curators opened the gate between them,…
Very Sad News
We received the very sad news that one of the two neonate cubs, Nibbles, passed away this morning. As we have said, the cubs were extremely fragile, being so small…
Nibbles and Bits
Our two, tiny, neonate cubs, #390 Nibbles and his brother #391 Bits, are in the ABR Cub Nursery, in an incubator. These little babies are extremely fragile, as Curator Tori…
Much Too Early!
We have commented during the past few weeks that the new generation of bear cubs is being born just as our cubs became yearlings. Usually ABR receives the first orphaned…
It’s Still Cold!
The weather has not changed much, although they are saying that Townsend will gradually warm up in the coming days. The two cubs, Tinsel and Twinkle, seem to be preparing…
Twinkle, Tinsel, and Frigid Weather
Our two little female cubs, Tinsel and Twinkle Bear, have adjusted, sort of, to their shared living space.They still are not best friends, by any means, but they are not…
Cubs and Ice
Today we have a Facebook Live post about the two cubs, Tinsel and Twinkle, and their puzzlement at the frozen water in their Cubby Pool and Drinking Tub. They could…
Cubs Make Nests!
We are sure that you think that nests are for birds, not bears. But, as you know, larger bears often make ground nests or daybeds during the warmer months of…