Lake Tahoe Wildlife Bear Cubs Begin Hibernation
Submitted by Editor on Tue, 11/13/2012 - 10:56pm
Are you ready for some fun? Well, it may be ‘fun’ for us, BUT for our seven bear cub in the BEAR Cage at Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, it is not so much fun for them.
We are putting them into hibernation. Yesterday (Monday, Nov. 12), they ate their 'Last Supper.’ Today, they were introduced to some green tree limbs, supplied to LTWC by Ed Cook of Ed Cook’s Tree Service in South Lake Tahoe. The cubs knew exactly what to do with the limbs. They started chewing them.
What ‘was’ about 2-1/2 buckets of poop a few short weeks ago, was less than 1/3 bucket today. Tomorrow, we will introduce the straw and pine needles to the ‘Magnificent Seven’ and they will begin their time in ‘Slumberland.’
Although, we never know. For those of you who have been around since Li’l Smokey, you remember the ‘Six Pack.' There was ‘ONE’ cub who didn’t want to sleep. SHE — the Yosemite little girl — wanted to play ‘Slap the Bear’!!! None of them got much sleep when she wanted to play.
Well, this should be entertaining AND educational. Be sure to watch on our web site and see just ‘how’ and ‘where’ they decide to ‘make their bed.’
Writer Tom Millham, is co-founder and Secretary/Treasurer for Lake Tahoe Wildlife Care, Inc.
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