But as a reminder of the ice age, he caused every 10th black bear to be white. The formal name is Kermode bear. Locals call them ghost, or spirit, bears, and some believe they’re sacred or ...

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.

The Himalayan Black Bear is a widespread denizen of temperate forests at elevations between 4,000 feet and 12,000 feet. Black in color with a distinctive white V on its chest, it grows to 7 feet ...