Wet Cubs in a Soggy World
The badly-needed rain is continuing, for which we are thankful. And as for the bears, they don’t mind. Bears take whatever Mother Nature throws at them. Here is a very…
Rain At Last!
We have seen very dry conditions in the enclosures as well as all of east Tennessee, which has been in a drought. But the weather has changed, fortunately, and we…
Bear 389 – Tinsel Arrives!
After observing a small bear who seemed to be alone and needy, residents in Mountain City TN contacted TWRA. Wildlife officers set up a trap and the little bear was…
Sleepy Cubs
As we have said, bears. including the ABR cubs, are getting ready for their long winter’s sleep by gorging on food, drinking lots of water, and snoozing, napping, and sleeping.…
Cubs Sleep, Eat, and Hide
Black Bears are good at hiding, although they may not give it a thought. They evolved in forested areas, where their black fur gives them a good hiding mechanism –…
Food Preferences
The Acclimation Pens in Enclosures #1 and 4 are open, to allow the cubs to enter as they wish. But, since no food is distributed outside of the pens, they…
A Broken Branch
The bear cubs are always assumed to be the culprits when anything destructive occurs. However, once in a while they are innocent, as this story proves! It was assumed that…
Video – Enclosures #1 and 4
A couple of days ago we shared the Facebook Live video of the cubs in Enclosure #2. This time, we see the cubs in Enclosures #1 and 4, plus a…
Preparations Begin
It will soon be time for our cubs to return to the wild and take their places as the wild bears they were born to be. As we have seen…
Playing all Night and Day
Bear cubs do like to play, and they will carry on at all hours of the day and night. Today we have the Facebook Live presented yesterday by Curator Tori…