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Are the coats of all Black Bears
black?
If you answered
no, you are correct. Although many black bears have black coats and in
some regions all the black bears have black coats, black bears can have coats
that are varying shades of white, blonde, cinnamon, brown, or black. In a
portion of coastal Alaska and British Columbia, the black bears have bluish
tinged coats. As you look through our collection, can you tell which bears
we photographed in coastal Alaska or British Columbia?
Additionally, some species of
black bear have a white crescent shaped mark on their chest. This
mark only occurs in about 25% of American Black bears, but is consistent
in Asiatic Black Bear populations.
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