Although the ABR curators provide many kinds of delicious and healthy food for the cubs, our cubs also like to find their own treats. We’ve seen them eating insects and several other items they find in their Wild Enclosures. And, although it’s generally accepted that bears only eat grasses and leaves in spring when they are new and tender, we are seeing the cubs eat leaves even now, in midsummer. We guess they need a little more variety in their diet.

We’re glad that our cubs are able to supplement their diet with extras they find on their own. Not that they need more food, but doing so gives them practice in foraging for when they return to the wild.