The spirit bear, also known as a Kermode bear, is a colour phase of black bear with cream-coloured fur and they’re only found in British Columbia. The name ‘black bear’ can be a bit deceiving, because black bears can come in other colours besides black – including brown, cinnamon, blond, blue-grey and white, as in the Kermode. Kermode bears are white due to recessive genes that are carried by both parents and only about one in 10 black bears have […]

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