Squeeeeeeeeeeeee! (Are men allowed to do that? 
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My mom just sent me these awesome pictures she took of baby black bears, at her job at Bear Country USA in South Dakota:
http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/bearcubs01.jpg
http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/bearcubs02.jpg
Squeeeeeeeeeeeee!
They look engaging, but a bit past the baby stage - how old are they?
This is almost as cute as the baby cows we get across the street every six months or so. If I had a photo, I’d post it.
Anyway, squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! So cute!
That is a lot of bears! Has anyone reported a missing pic-a-nic basket?
Probably born early this Spring. I’ll have to ask.
These two pics were taken in late Spring last year…
http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/annie_bear_01.jpg
http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/annie_bear_02.jpg
… when little Annie Bear was … little, so I assume the babies are born in late Winter/early Spring. I don’t have a picture, but Annie Bear (they named her after my mom, and that’s my mom’s leg in the pics) is nearly full-grown now.
I’ll admit it would help if there was something in the new photos to give a better sense of scale.
Oh, any my mom also sent me this link to a story about one of the bear cubs winning 2nd prize in an art contest:
They look big for babies!
Are my eyes fooling me or does one of them have a heart-shaped ring of light-colored fur on its chest?
Are these Care Bears?
Gasp! He does! Tenderheart, I found you!
They’re not itty-bitty-baby cute, but they’re cute, and that’s a lotta bears!
Oooh, look at you little sweet-ums bears! Aren’t you just so cute! Here, let me pick you up and cuddle with you. Oh look; here comes your mama bear and she wants to play, too. My, she can run can’t she? She is so AAAAAAAAAaaaaaaahhhh! My spleen!!!
I checked my mom’s blog where she has one of the pics posted and more info:
“They’ve grown so much from the tiny 3 month old cubs we first saw in early May. They are about 7 months old now. After their year in Babyland they will spend 2 more years together in the kindergarten or teenage area before they are large enough to join the BIG bears in the drive-through section of the park.”
I was drivin’ up the ALCAN one time and all of a sudden saw two little bitty ol’ black bears right beside the road. I braked, backed up, rolled down the window and looked upon two of the cutest little baby bears you ever did see. Curious, I got out, looked around for Momma, didn’t see her and sidled over to get a better look. Still cautious, I looked around again and there coming up from behind me and approaching fast was their Momma. I wish I could have stayed longer for they were The Squeee but it was high time to book it.
Squee! Babyland! 
An outstanding Peter Treadwell imitation, Sir.