As you know, if you have followed our blog, each month on the 22nd we celebrate the passage of another month of life for our cubs and yearling.ABR has designated the 22nd of January as the official birthdate of all the bears who come to our facility, because it falls approximately in the middle of potential birth dates of black bears. And because each month is truly a milestone in the life of a little bear cub, we like to call attention to the fact that they are getting older.

Today is the 8-month birthday of the twelve cubs and the 20-month birthday of our sole yearling bear. Let’s celebrate!

Here are the cubs in Wild Enclosure #1: Happy 8-month birthday!

Happy Birthday, Cubs!

Next, we celebrate the 20-month birthday of our yearling in Wild Enclosure #2:

Happy Birthday, Heather!

Next, we celebrate the cubs in Wild Enclosure #3:

Happy 8-month birthday, Cubs!

And last, but not least, the cubs in Wild Enclosure #4:

Happy 8-month birthday, Cubs!

We are so glad that all of these cubs and yearling are thriving at ABR. We will continue to watch them grow and get ready for their release later in the year.