We’ve said that the only job our cubs have to perform is to eat and grow chubby.  They have really taken their job seriously, and as these photos show, the “chubbyfication” is coming along very well.  Just like bears in the wild, the cubs have been in hyperphagia for several weeks, and as they eat and add weight they also become somewhat lethargic.  They aren’t playing as often or as strenuously as they did just a few weeks ago.

Here are the cubs as they look now.

Five of the Six-pack cubs sleeping on their platform.

The sixth cub decided to sleep on the other platform.

Ruff Bear, snoozing.

Handsome Bosco Bear.

Cherry Bear has an apple.

Viola Bear is very plump.

Willow Bear stretches out on the grass.

One of the Six-pack climbed high in a tree!

Dash Bear in a thoughtful pose.

Caught on camera – Dash ate apples – 8 of them! – one after the other.

Though still the smallest, Piccola is doing her part to “chubbify.”

Piccola Bear rakes some goodies towards her, to eat them.

Finally, the yearling Magnolia Bear is seen on one of her daybeds.

Magnolia Bear is a beautiful yearling.  She looks rather lethargic.

As you can see, all the bears are doing well.  They will be ready for release before too much longer.