Many of you have seen us post footage and clips from our wildlife trail cams around the property. As the snow melts, we’ve seen an awakening of the wildlife in the area! Take a look!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3Q-w1_JUs4
Jimbo! Lots of you have noticed and asked about the suckling of hands and fingers that many of the bears do. This is something they do when very little with their mothers and some of the bears still get comfort from it. Jenny especially loves to do this and will try to make Susan sit with her and would do this for very long periods of time.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Zxbvt5FLLc
We have some REALLY good news!! Yesterday we were contacted buy the Woodbourne Fire Department. They were at the scene of the accident and were able to tell us more of the story. Vinny NuNu's mother and siblings ALL SURVIVED!! The person who advised us differently we believe was referring to a different cub (one that did not come here). This particular cub still has a mama and siblings out there AND that live in the area...a very remote wooded area. The reason that is such good news, is that if this guy recovers well, it MIGHT be possible to put him right back with his mama.
It's far too early to be talking about that as at this point we don't even know IF he will survive, or IF he will be ok to be released....but on the chance that he is, we know WHERE he came from and where his mother is...such amazing news.
The miracles keep happening. Special thanks to the entire Woodbourne Fire Department and the state trooper that was on the scene for fighting with those that wanted to put this guy down, and for giving him a chance at life!
And look at out little NuNu...eating chicken like a big boy. :)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSNgLRPAq0c
We have some devastating news to share. For the past two weeks Rosie has been ill. It came on so fast and so suddenly that we are shocked. She has been absolutely fine up until about two weeks ago. She even had her nails trimmed not long ago, you might remember. Tomorrow, we will be letting Rosie go and will have an autopsy done. Susan believes she has cancer. Rosie is 27 years old, and yes that is old for a bear, but we are still shocked and grief stricken. (This video of her and Randy was filmed in late February.)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SN4e5PzfIBA
When Susan was a child she was raised with polar bears! Her father was a zoologist and a biologist specializing in bears and they actually had polar bears at their home. Now, as you know she has Black Bears and Syrian Brown Bears and Kodiak bears . Susan is probably one of only a very small handful of people in the WORLD that has actual in-depth and hands on experience with four different types of bear.
As far as differences in personality is concerned she says: it is based more on each individual bear rather than the whole species. A lot depend on environment and up bringing. The more pleasant their lives are the more pleasant they are. The harsher their lives are the more resourceful they have to be.
Black bear are more omnivorous more laidback with less aggressive hunting stills. Polar bears have a hard existence which require them to be more aggressive. The Brown bears are somewhere in the middle.
Most of the bears that we have were raised by us from very young in a very loving and structured environment. They are all wonderful bears. From their very first day to their very last day they are treated with kindness and respect and their tremendous personalities reflect that.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruA_2CyLj9c
Please consider a donation to help us in our work! We can’t do it without you! http://OrphanedWildlife.org
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHgeKyVzcus