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Record 1 2016-06-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
Universal entry(ies)
Ursus americanus kermodei
Latin
CONT

A Kermode bear is easily recognized by its white fur. Any colour it has comes from dirt picked up while walking and fishing. ... The bear's claws are dull white. Just like a black bear, a Kermode [bear's] nose and paws are dark brown or black, so it is incorrect to call a Kermode [bear] an albino.

OBS

spirit bear: It is known as "moksgm'ol" by First Nations living in British Columbia.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ursus americanus kermodei
Latin
CONT

L'ours Kermode (Ursus americanus kermodei), ou ours esprit, est une sous-espèce d'ours noir américain (Usrus americanus) vivant en Colombie-Britannique au Canada. [...] Sa particularité vient de sa couleur blanche crème. Il possède une truffe noire et des griffes couleur ivoire. À savoir qu'un seul individu sur dix est nanti d'une fourrure blanche ou crème. Ce n'est en aucun cas un animal albinos et n'est pas non plus lié à l'ours polaire ou encore aux ours bruns de couleur blanche vivant sur les îles ABC en Alaska.

OBS

ours esprit : Ours nommé «moksgm'ol» par les peuples des Premières Nations en Colombie-Britannique.

Spanish

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