Olivia Lattanzi got this shot of Gus at our evening bear program last week. call extension 313 at the Museum to sign up for the last few spots of this fall’s bear programs. Thanks for sharing your photo Olivia!Read more
Posts tagged: #bears
Quiz: Name that bear (again!)
In June, I got a photo of all five bears at the same time. I’ve been looking at it a lot recently because Ursula is off exhibit and not well. It reminds me of better times. I know it’s not the best photo, but can you ID the bears?Read more
National Watermelon Day
WHO KNEW that today was National Watermelon Day (Google it, really). So in honor of this great day, consider bringing a watermelon to the Museum. Our old girl Ursula is taking her medicine with watermelon. Many of our critters eat watermelon. We’ll be feeding watermelons to our animals throughout the day. Checkout some past blog posts honoring this amazing BERRY: bears eating watermelon loads of watermelon Watermelon poop Read more
Black bears
Many times when I am in Explore the Wild I go the the Black Bear exhibit and will get an overall view of the exhibit. I do this mainly because I want to make sure I can get a clear view of all of the bears we have. We currently have 5. Below is a picture that I was able to snap that had 4 bears all in a line, Yona is the one that is missing. Sometimes, I overhearRead more
Ursula Update
Ursula, our almost 21 year old American black bear, has had some lameness in her rear legs for awhile now. Last week she seemed a bit gimpier. We pulled her off exhibit so we could medicate her and further evaluate her condition. We’ll keep you posted as things progress. Please send good vibes her way.Read more
Quiz: Name That Bear
Ranger Greg often posts wonderful quizzes for everyone. Here’s mine to add to the mix. Name that bear (Photos courtesy of Kelly Taylor- thanks Kelly). Bonus points for naming the fruit in photo #2. #1 #2 #3 #4Read more