from black and brown to cinnamon, blond, blue-gray or even white. East of the Great Plains, nearly all black bear (Ursus americanus) individuals are black. "The melanin in black fur makes the ...

Chada, a 25-year-old Tien Shan (Himalayan) brown bear, lives at the White Rock Bear Sanctuary near Kyiv in Ukraine. Himalayan brown bears are classified as "critically endangered" on the ...