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Black bear

Ursus americanus

Photo by KerryHawkins
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

This one was actually black but they can range from black to white.

Habitat:

Forest edge near the roadside

Notes:

This was late spring and the bears apparently come around to fossic

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Comments (2)
KerryHawkins
Thanks Sequoia Spruce. I was so excited to be seeing bear. It was my first time in Canada and was loving all the wildlife.

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 6, 2014

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