Spirit Bear Vs Kermode Bear

These bears might become extinct soon though, because there are only about 100 of them left. Most of the Kermode bears live on Princess Royal or Gribbell island which is along the Rain forest coast of British Columbia. Only about 20% of these bears on the island are white. In 2004 a black mother bear with a white cub was spotted 300 miles Northwest of Beausejour near Cedar lake, Manitoba. In Minnesota there is a bear named Halo that is the only bear ever reported in Minnesota. These bears are very rare to be seen.

“Kodiak bears are a unique subspecies of the brown bear, living exclusively on the islands in the Kodiak Archipelago and have been isolated from other bears for about 12,000 years.” (Daele 2010)

Well there are only maybe hundred Kermode bears near The British Columbia island. I know that is a crazy low of a number. They are mostly outside of the British Colonies. But one was spotted in 1997 is was near Orr, Minneapolis. It was a Subadult male.

The bear have evolved along time ago and now there is only eight species existing. They evolved from early canids during the late Oligocene and early Miocene, about 25 million years ago. The earliest ancestors where the Dormaalocyon Latouri. An intermediate ancestor was the short faced bear, very similar to the modern day bear. It lived through the pleistocene period. It grew to thirteen feet long and was a herbivore. The ancestors to the modern day bears lived in the same climate and ate the same things. The modern bear contrast from the ancestor because the ancestor was more skinny and was smaller, and it was more cat like. The eight species of bear that still exist. They are the Polar bear, Brown bear, American black bear, Asian

Kermode Bears live in the heart of the Great Bear Rainforest. This rainforest is located in Central and Northern British Columbia, one of the wettest places on the face of the earth. Stretching over 402 km along the western coastline of Canada, this rainforest is home to many remarkable animals including the white Kermode Bear.

This is approximately the same range of the Great Bear rainforest, which is a part of the larger North Pacific temperate rainforest (Appendix 1 Map 2). It falls within the biogeoclimatic zone of the coastal western hemlock which consists of cool and wet climate due to its proximity to both ocean and the mountain range (Klinka & Reimchen, 2009). This zone is home to a variety of distinct species such as coastal wolves and pacific salmon (Ferguson, 2006) and makes up approximately a quarter of the world’s temperate coastal forest.This region is so important due to the fact that it is basically one of the lungs for the world, storing massive quantities of carbon (Della Sala, 2013). This contributes to many factors such as regulating global climate and most importantly for the Kermode bear, supporting the world’s most productive salmon runs (Della Sala, 2013). The Spirit bear’s distribution is heavily reliant on this distribution and availability of the pacific salmon (Klinka & Reimchen, 2009). Evidence suggests that even though the Kermode bear is a subspecies of the american black bear and share the same niche, they still have different distribution of feeding areas (Sachs, 2010). The american black bear relies heavily on in-land shrubs including whitebark pine (Pinus

The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus) is a bear native largely within the Arctic Circle encircling the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and land masses. Although it is closely related to the Brown Bear, it has evolved to occupy a narrower ecological forte, with many body characteristics adapted for cold temperatures, for moving across snow, ice, and open water, and for hunting the seals which make up most of its diet. Though there are many theories surrounding evolution, the two stand outstanding hypotheses applying to the modification from Brown Bear to Polar Bear are Lamarck’s theory of Use and Disuse, and Darwin’s theory of Natural Selection. The intention of this paper is to compare these thesis and determine the most appropriate in

Spirit bears people call them spirit bears although there real name is Kermode bear the Kermode bears lives Outside of Columbia only however one in a million black bears is white the rest are black only maybe 100 exist spirit bears are really interesting . Only about 20 percent of the bears on Orr and Princess islands are white the rest are black they have white creamy fur with brown eyes dark nose pads and nearly white claws .

Spirit Bears are actually called Kermode bears but the locals call it white bear or ghost bear. They might call it ghost bear for the fun of it but, I know it’s because of its ghost like nature. Something amazing is that scientists said they’re NOT albinos or polar bears! The odds of finding a spirit bear is 1 to 1mil.!!!

The Spirit Bear, or actually called the Kermode bear, lives in the Great Bear Rainforest in the Northwest area of the Canadian province British Columbia. Half way up the coast is where they live. “Scientifically, the white ones, along with their closest black relatives, belong to a subspecies of black bear.”(Smithsonian) The big white bear is probably around 300 lbs. It is cold where they live, and their fur definitely helps them keep warm. They hunt for things like salmon, and just eats it up. Right now, the some estimates say there are only around 100 of the specie left. They are very rare and definitely one of the rarest type of

Kermode bears today are very rare to find. Human Beings are going out to find a Kermode bear you will probably not find one. However, these bears are really rare off the coast of the Princess Royal and Gribbell island.

The Polar Bear are found on the icy coasts that surrounds the North Poles and as far south as Hudson Bay. Around 60%of Polar Bears can be found in Canada with the remainings throughout Greenland, Alaska, Svalbard, and Russia where tend to be close to the ocean across the icy fields. The habitats are affected by human encroachment by hunting , and releasing chemical pollutants into the water.The Polar Bear eats Seals, Walrus, and Seabirds. Polar Bears can live up to 20-30 year. Polar Bears have a lot of fur and their fur is clear, white, or yellow. The Polar Bear is 6.5 ft-8.3ft. they can weigh up to 330lbs -1,322lbs and they can swim up to 25mph.

The polar bear, the largest land carnivore in North America, one of the largest animals in the world and a favorite at zoos worldwide, has, over the years, adapted to its harsh Arctic environment. The appropriately named ‘ursus maritimum’ or sea bear usually lives between 15 and 18 years in the wild and spends most of its life on ice. It is the most recent of the eight bear species. The first polar bear was a brown bear subspecies, with brown bear dimensions and brown bear teeth. The polar bear evolution was rapid due to the small population and extreme pressure to survive. Even today, the polar bear continues to evolve to better adapt to the harsh realities of Arctic life.

Spirit Bear, also known as the Kermode bear, is a rare kind of black bear. It was named after Frances Kermode of the Royal British Columbia Museum. These majestic bears are not polar bears or albinos. They have white fur with a creamy look, brown eyes, white claws, and a soft black nose. The Kermode bears can also be called “Spirit Bear” because the whiteness of their fur is so pale, they look like spirits. . This type of American Black Bear is horribly endangered. Maybe 100 of the Kermode's exist in the wild today. If you ever see one in the wild today, you are a very lucky person.

Most black bears are found in North America. It is estimated that there are at least 60,000 black bears found in North America. Black Bears are omnivorous, they eat all sorts of different kinds of food, such as plants, fruits, nuts, insects, honey, small salmon, and carrion. They will occasionally kill young deer or moose calves. Some adaptations that black bears have is short non-retractable claws that give them excellent tree-climbing ability. They also have fur that is usually