Honey
Honey is a female, brown phase black bear. She arrived at the North
American Bear Center on May 1st, 2007, along with Ted, a big male black
bear she had grown up with. At that time Honey weighed about 550
pounds, which is approximately the record for a female black bear.
Both Ted and Honey had lived with a family in Wisconsin for many
years. Honey is a year older than Ted, and their owner said the only
reason they got Ted was because Honey was such a sweet and special bear.
Honey was unhappy during her first few weeks at the Bear Center, and we didn't see much of that ‘sweet special bear' her owner told us about. Ted loves people and adjusted easily to his new home, but Honey missed her owner and it took her much longer to feel comfortable with us. She was blustery and would occasionally bluff charge, apparently to give herself the "safe" area she needed.
Honey is the heaviest female black bear on record. She weighed 555.5 pounds on November 21, 2007, beating the old record of 520 pounds (August 30, 1993) held by a wild female that also lived here in St Louis County, Minnesota.
Honey was raised with Ted. Both bears had access to a high protein diet that has been shown to create extra large bears.
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Recent Donors
| Name | Amount |
| Mardee and Larry Dowdy | 150.00 |
| Bec 'Hope Flag' Hodgin | 25.00 |
| Jane Leuer | 50.00 |
| Les HOPEFLAG Hoobler | 25.00 |
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