Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
Tamarah Roach and the black bear cub.

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
Tamarah Roach of Wild Things plays a game of tag with the black bear cub at the Auburn Dam Overlook.

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
Wild Things handler Tamarah Roach hold the black bear cub.

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
Tamarah Roach of Wild Things have a unique relationship with the black bear cub.

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
The black bear cub is full of energy.

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
Gabe Kerschner and Tamarah Roach of Wild Things watch their black bear cub explore weeds and flowers at the Auburn Dam Overlook.

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
Though only eight weeks old and 5 pounds the female black bear cub already is learning how to use her bite.

Ben Furtado/Auburn Journal
An orphan black bear cub roams the Auburn Dam Overlook Monday afternoon as Gabe Kerschner and Tamarah Roach both of Wild Things, Inc. look on.