A Tangle of Cubs
Today we look at the three cubs in Wild Enclosure #1 and see how they got tangled up into a “new” bear! We start with Doodlebug and Nugget. Tater snoozes…
Betsy Ross Bear
Today we have a charming video of Betsy Ross Bear enjoying The Tire Bridge in her enclosure. The Tire Bridge is one of many enrichment activities or items that are…
Fourteen Bear Cubs – Whew!
Fourteen is quite a large number, when it refers to little bear cubs. Here are some of the latest incidents in their lives at ABR. Here is Sprout, who is…
New Developments
There are three cubs who recently entered an enclosure and are not yet quite friends. The two brothers, Cricket and Sprout who were rescued a few days ago, and one…
Bear #385 – Turnip Bear!
On August 11, 2023 ABR received another cub, #385. The male cub was picked up by a woman traveling in nearby Sevier County, who found the cub who had been…
Munch and Climb – Video
Today we have the Facebook Live video that Curator Tori did on Wednesday to show what the cubs are doing. She starts with Puddin’ Bear in the Hartley House. He…
Video – Doodlebug, Tater, and Nugget
The three little cubs, Doodlebug, Tater, and Nugget Bear, are doing well in Wild Enclosure #2. Doodlebug still can’t keep up with the others but she doesn’t let that stop…
Changes
The curators planned to release the new cubs into enclosures, but plans were changed when Puddin’ Bear didn’t exit along with his sister, Caramel. Instead, the curators hurried him back…
Video – Facebook Live with Curator Tori
In an end-of-the-week update on the ABR cubs, curator Tori shows footage in each of the enclosures that currently house our cubs – Wild Enclosure #3, where there are six…
Two More Cubs!
It’s hard to believe, but on August 2, 2023 ABR admitted two more six-month-old bear cubs. They were orphaned when their mother was shot and killed by a property owner.…