# You've seen my mom's bears. Now see her new thing. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 18, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-seen-my-moms-bears-now-see-her-new-thing/468562 "2008-10-18T21:30:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-seen-my-moms-bears-now-see-her-new-thing/468562/1 "2008-10-18T21:30:04Z")
So my mom and stepdad are done working at [Bear Country USA](http://www.bearcountryusa.com/index.php). Now they’re working at [The Roo Ranch](http://www.therooranch.com/index.html). [Aren’t](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9055.jpg) [these](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9058.jpg) [things](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9060.jpg) [cute](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9069.jpg)? ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-seen-my-moms-bears-now-see-her-new-thing/468562/2 "2008-10-18T21:36:38Z")
More! [Stepdad holding a male swamp wallaby named Smores](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9008.jpg) [Mom with Smores](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9011.jpg) [Gizmo, a Bennett’s wallaby](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9045.jpg) [Jack, a red kangaroo who likes hugs](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9038.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-seen-my-moms-bears-now-see-her-new-thing/468562/3 "2008-10-18T22:31:02Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > [Jack, a red kangaroo who likes hugs](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9038.jpg) Also looks like he’d like a jock strap! 😃 Those are some mighty cute critters, though. How do they fare in SD’s cold climate come wintertime? Or do they all go into an indoor enclosure? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-seen-my-moms-bears-now-see-her-new-thing/468562/4 "2008-10-18T22:34:02Z")
We did Bear Country about 10 years ago. Very cool. The oddest thing was the bears forming a conga line and nibbling the ear of the bear ahead of them. Is that natural behavior or something they were trained to do? ---
**Author:** ![Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heffalump_and_roo/32/7691_2.png) [@Heffalump\_and\_Roo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heffalump_and_Roo)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-seen-my-moms-bears-now-see-her-new-thing/468562/5 "2008-10-19T04:38:32Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > Now they’re working at [The Roo Ranch](http://www.therooranch.com/index.html). > > [Aren’t](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9055.jpg) [these](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9058.jpg) [things](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9060.jpg) [cute](http://www.mister-rik.com/hosted/HPIM9069.jpg)? Yes, they are. 🙂 Roo ---
**Author:** ![Mister\_Rik](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mister_rik/32/491_2.png) [@Mister\_Rik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mister_Rik)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2008, 7:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youve-seen-my-moms-bears-now-see-her-new-thing/468562/6 "2008-10-19T07:30:47Z")
> [@Daithi\_Lacha](#): > > Also looks like he’d like a jock strap! 😃 > > Those are some mighty cute critters, though. How do they fare in SD’s cold climate come wintertime? Or do they all go into an indoor enclosure? They’ve got heated barns. My mom said that some of the wallaroos seem to really like playing in the snow, though. > [@AuntiePam](#): > > We did Bear Country about 10 years ago. Very cool. The oddest thing was the bears forming a conga line and nibbling the ear of the bear ahead of them. Is that natural behavior or something they were trained to do? Seems like my mom mentioned something about that. I’ll have to ask again.