Baylor Bear Habitat | Baylor University
WEBMay 5, 2023 · Located at the heart of the Baylor campus, the Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat is home to our beloved live bears. Since first arriving on campus in 1917, the American black bears have embodied Baylor's spirit and tradition. Explore.
Our Bears | Baylor Bear Habitat - Baylor University
WEBJudge Indy. Namesake: The largest cub from her litter, Indy will likely be easy to identify throughout her lifetime as the larger of the two bears. Naturally, she has taken the more dominant role and was immediately observed as being the more independent of the pair.
Bill & Eva Williams Bear Habitat - Baylor University
WEBIt’s hard to measure the deep meaning these bears have to the Baylor community. With hundreds of visitors a day to the Bill & Eva Williams Bear Habitat, Baylor's bears are offered gold-standard care and are some of the most …
Baylor Bear Habitat Becomes First University Facility in the World …
WEBMay 12, 2021 · Currently housing two American black bears – biological sisters Judge Joy, 20, and Judge Lady, 19 – the Baylor Bear Habitat has invested heavily in offering world-class care to the University’s live mascots.
Baylor Bears - Wikipedia
WEBAmerican black bears roamed the majority of Texas in considerable abundance during Baylor's founding in 1845, and bears could still be found throughout many areas of the state until the 1940s. The first live bear was a gift from the troops of the 107th Engineers, which was a unit of the 32nd Infantry Division stationed at Camp MacArthur in Waco.
BaylorProud » Bear Habitat the world’s first university facility to ...
WEBMay 25, 2021 · Only about 250 zoos and aquariums worldwide have been deemed worthy of the honor. Currently home to Joy and Lady, two American black bears, the Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat was dedicated at Homecoming in 2005.
The Bears | Baylor Magazine - Baylor University
WEBMay 1, 2014 · Joy came to Baylor in 2001, and Lady arrived the following year. The two biological sisters, who frequently play together, will serve the University throughout their lifetimes. More than 50 bears have served as Baylor mascots, and the names chosen for them have ranged from informal to dignified.
Baylor’s live mascots receive daily care ... - The Baylor Lariat
WEBOct 16, 2018 · Baylor’s Bill & Eva Williams Bear Habitat is home to black bears Lady and Joy. These live mascots are biological sisters who come from a cinnamon-colored line of black bears and love to play together.
Care of live bear mascots evolves - The Baylor Lariat
WEBNov 29, 2011 · Both are North American black bears and are the first bears to live at Baylor while fully grown. “Baylor has been very lucky to have bears join us from all across the nation,” said Harlingen senior Reece Fitzgerald, one of two trainers who care for the bears on a daily basis.
Baylor University Welcomes New Cubs to Campus
WEBMay 22, 2023 · For the first time in over two decades, the Baylor Bear Habitat welcomes two new live bears to the Baylor Family. WACO, Texas (May 22, 2023) – Baylor University today announced the addition of two American black bear cubs to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA)-accredited Bill and Eva Williams Bear Habitat.