What Colour Are They?

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•  Black Bears usually have a brownish muzzle 

•  Sometimes they have a white "V" on their neck 
   or  a white patch below their throat or chest 

Black is the Most Common Colour of Black Bear

  ...But, They Aren't Always!

	In BC's interior there are more brown-coloured Black Bears
	But on the coast, they're all black

Other Common Colours of Black Bears

	In BC you can find blonde and cinnamon (usually in dry areas)
	A blue phase, or Glacier Bear, is sometimes seen in the extreme northwest corner of B.C.
	There is a white-coloured morph, called the Kermode or Spirit Bear that is found most often on the north-central coast and Queen Charlotte Islands  People sometimes mistake these bears for albinos, but they are actually a white-coloured phase of the Black Bear species
	Any of these colours may occur in one litter, but generally all cubs in a litter are the same colour as their mother

Source:  Bears In BC - BC Government

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