mcveed wrote:
Spirit Bears (Kermode Bears) result from a double recessive gene in the DNA of about half of the black bears in the Great Bear Rainforest. Roughly ten percent of the black bears in this area in west central British Columbia are born white or cream coloured. In every other sense they are genetically identical to their black brothers (or mothers or fathers). A black bear can have a white cub and a white bear can have a black cub. According to the Git Ga'at people's legend, the Creator (Raven) made every tenth bear white to remind the people of the hardships when the world was white. (Presumably referring to the last ice age)
Spirit Bears (Kermode Bears) result from a double ... (
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Beautiful bears and awesome shots...I especially like the first one, mcveed.