Okay, I know, I'm a little obsessed with bears in this blog. But the Bear Report happens to be one of the best items shaping up on the morning show. Actually, we had a contest to rename the segment and, henceforth, it will be called "Creature Feature". We needed a broader title to include other animals. This week, a regional government biologist made the news when he said a white bear had been photographed by a helicoper pilot north of Yellowknife. Look hard to see it between two black bears. It is neither a polar bear nor an albino. It's a Kermode Bear, more commonly seen in B.C.
White bears are sacred to the Dene people and, so, they're known as "Spirit Bears". Scientists are still trying to find the gene that causes the white coat.
We were careful not to reveal the exact location of the Kermode Bear siting because the last time news was spread about the "Grolar Bear"--half grizzly, half polar--an American hunter came up and shot it.
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Actually, the grolar bear was only discovered after it was shot. The hunter and his guide thought it was a regular polar bear until they got a closer look.
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