Last evening (April 12th) ABR received our 198th cub, and the second cub of 2014.  Another female, she came from Kentucky.  Curator Coy met the KY officer in Morristown TN, which is close to the TN/KY border, and received the little cub to bring her to ABR.

Curator Coy receives the KY cub.

As soon as he arrived at ABR, he carried the cub into the Cub Nursery.

Into the Cub Nursery.

He placed the cub, whom we named Sweet Pea, into the other half of Sugar Bear’s pen.  Like Sugar, Sweet Pea has her own stuffed bear as a temporary companion.

Cub #198 – Sweet Pea – settles into pen.

The two cubs did some huffing and chomping – good wild bear behavior.

Sugar Bear seems to be curious about her new “room-mate.”

Soon they will be introduced to each other and will share the space.  For now, it’s best that they remain separated.  Sweet Pea stood up, to show Sugar Bear that she is a Big Bear.  This is typical behavior for bears – they always try to look bigger, to express dominance or to intimidate another animal.  Young cubs usually accept each other very quickly, and we can expect that Sugar and Sweet Pea will play together and enjoy each other’s company before long.

Sweet Pea stands up on her side of the pen.