Spirit Bear and Cub in the Wild - Kermode Bear Habitat & Conservation #1697760 (License: Personal Use)

This striking image captures a Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei), also known as the spirit bear, alongside a typical black-coated cub in their native old-growth rainforest habitat of Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest. The white bear’s creamy fur contrasts vividly with the cub’s glossy black coat and the golden-brown autumn grasses, highlighting the recessive gene responsible for the white phenotype. Such pairings are common in this region, where up to 20% of black bears carry the gene for white fur.

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