Black Bears

[GreenGrolar]

(10-27-2019, 11:05 PM)BorneanTiger Wrote: @GreenGrolar @Spalea @Styx38 The first 2 of these part-brown part-black bears are in Quebec, eastern Canada. Is there a name for them?

Peuplelop: https://web.archive.org/web/201807id_/ht...88ae5a7400

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Infor found: 
In western states that have mountain meadows and open park-like forests, over half the black bears (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) are brown, cinnamon, or blond. Light colored fur reduces heat stress in open sunlight and allows the bears to feed longer in open, food-rich habitats. The lighter colored fur may also camouflage them from predators in those open areas. Ice Age predators undoubtedly used to kill black bears in open areas where the bears couldn’t escape up trees. Grizzly bears still do that in some areas today.


https://bear.org/black-bear-color-phases/

I have done some research and the info above is the best I can find. I think it is included under the category (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) as the info above states. Reply