Rainy Day Cubs-August 23, 2016

Описание: Our hot, humid weather can spawn terrific downpours. They come without warning and dissipate in minutes. Curator Janet was trapped in the Observation Tower during an intense shower, and took advantage of the situation by filming Finnegan, Andy and Eliza in the rain. Black bears have long guard hairs that form an outer coat, repelling water away from the fluffy, dense fur of their undercoat, and they shake off water, just like dogs. Two things worthy of note:

1.Andy and Eliza eat their pears using a tree trunk to stabilize their food (you can just make out Andy standing at the base of a tree eating his pear, just as he did in an earlier video.) It’s an interesting behaviour that seems confined to the siblings; the curators haven’t seen Finnegan do it. He prefers to eat his pears on the ground.

2. Nothing prevents our cubs from filling their tummies! NOTHING!

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