Yes, it’s true, no photos yet. I’m still in bed, but wanted to follow-up to my last post. I hope that people “get” what’s going on for Yona and the other bears. I assume some people would think Yona would be thrilled and the other bears would welcome her with open arms. Some elaboration to explain what’s going on. Yona grew up being bottle fed by the same person and then living in the same exhibit at ABR with otherRead more
Posts tagged: #Mimi
It’s fall, the bears are eating more…
…and I have found yet another fascinating artifact from the bear yard: They get whole ears of corn in their diet weekly and we usually find random pieces of cob and husk around. This empty cob, however, looks like one of the bears delicately devoured it end to end, manual typewriter style. I’m betting it was Mimi!Read more
Bears & Watermelon
Some photos of our bears when we toss watermelons in the pool. It happens like this: Bear comes over to pool and tries to get watermelon without getting in the water. Many attempts made to reach watermelon with paws. Gus in particular seems to not want to go in the water too much. Give up and head into water. Use paws to stabilize watermelon enough to get a good bite. Once watermelon is secure in teeth, paddle to shore. ArriveRead more