One Sunday morning while checking on all the Explore the Wild animals I couldn’t tell if there was one or two bears sleeping in the bear cave. So I used our visitor camera at overlook and zoomed in to check it out. Then I saw the cutest thing- Mimi was spooning Gus! Super cute and it brought a great big smile to my face first thing in the morning. Here are a couple photos of bears having fun.Read more
Posts tagged: #Yona
QuikPost: bear station quiz
Katy was training the bears last week and got them all to their station. YAY KATY for having your camera to document the feat. Each bear has a specific station (stump) that they are supposed to go to. Katy’s been working hard to get the bears to their specific station, and to have all four bears at their specific station at the same time is awesome! Can you name the bears, from left to right? (Sorry Katy, you know theRead more
Quik Pic: bearbathing
Ashlyn, one of our volunteers, caught this shot of Mimi, Yona, and Virginia hanging out in the pool. (Click here to watch a video of Ursula swimming). It’s Bear Awareness Week, through Saturday, come by and visit.Read more
Stumped
The City of Durham donated 6 huge tree stumps to the Museum. We had 4 put into the bear yard, 1 in with Max and Chummix, and 1 in with Lightning and the little goats. While the bears were locked in the house we took the time to scoop the yard and add more hay to their sleeping spots. Here are a couple pictures of the bears checking out the stumps. This is really great enrichment for the animals. Smelling, climbing,Read more
Yona on ice
With the cold weather we’ve been having recently (especially in the evenings), the moat in our bear exhibit has frozen over sooner than usual. We always expect freezing of the moat to occur in late January and through February, but this winter it has happened in December! Even with temperatures now getting warmer during the day and typically melting any ice or snow on the ground, the warmer weather doesn’t necessarily thaw the ice in the moat because it doesn’tRead more
Now I know why Christmas was so easy…
Christmas was a breeze, and now I know why- SNOW!!!!!! A bummer for me on my day off to be at the Museum, again, at 5:30 AM. The snow is beautiful, but it makes for quite the day of work. Kimberly and Sarah made it in to work- thank goodness. We’re closed today as it is not safe for guests to be on grounds until we can clear the paths. Yona was playing around in the snow. By the time I got closeRead more