We have an amusing sequence of photos for you to enjoy today. It seems that two of the three cubs – Rollo and Apollo – wanted to take a nap, but Otto Bear was determined to wake them up because he wanted to play. Here is what happened.
Otto Bear – awake and ready to go. He looks like he’s going to stir up trouble.
Rollo is enjoying his peaceful nap.
Otto went to Apollo’s tree to try and wake him up.
Apollo really wanted to nap.
Otto is persistent. He nibbles at Apollo’s foot.
Otto swats and nibbles at Apollo.
Apollo starts to wake up; Otto goes to another branch to play with leaves.
Huffing at each other. We can imagine the meaning of each cub’s huffs.
The two cubs are nose-to-nose.
Though it seems incredible, all of this took place silently. Bear cubs do not make noise when they play, because noise would attract attention, which they don’t want.
Rollo awakens briefly and licks some raindrops off of a nearby branch. His tree is “next door.”
Rollo goes back to sleep. He doesn’t want to join the foolishness.
Otto continues to pester Apollo.
Apollo is now fully awake. Otto has succeeded in his mission.
We never know what will happen next in the Wild Enclosure. Bear cubs are always interesting to observe.