it’s an American black bear. But if both parents (no matter their color) have the same mutation in a gene that affects pigment production, their offspring will have white fur. To confirm this ...

The bear moves like a silhouette across the landscape, its black fur blending in with the dark rocks and dusky woods. A white-coated black bear gorges on salmon roe to pack on fat for the winter.

Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest is home to an abundance of amazing wildlife, but there’s one group of animals that’s ...

Everything in nature has a pattern. And even the black and white colour pattern on animals looks amazing. Here are some ...

Orca (Killer Whale) - These marine mammals are easily recognizable by their black bodies and white patches. They are found in oceans around the world. Penguin - Various species of penguins, like the ...

Shaggy black fur and large size distinguish this animal from all other Adirondack ... if the opportunity arises, prey upon live white-tailed deer fawns, small woodland mammals, and beaver. Bears are ...

it means that a black bear has to inherit two copies of (be homozygous for) it – one from its mother and one from its father – in order to end up with the characteristic spirit bear white fur.

These are also the two most likely to be confused for one another, as the polar bear is very distinguishable by its coloration, which ranges from white ... spectrum of fur colors. Black bears ...

There's a black and white bear running around Squamish,' painter says of bear that broke into his vehicle for a Greek salad.

Female polar bears typically give birth to one to three cubs in dens dug into the snow. Cubs are born weighing only about 500 ...

A polar bear's fur isn't white. "It's sort of translucent," said Stirling. "It reflects light, so it gives the impression of being white." Polar bears are capable of delayed implantation and will ...