Why Aren't All Black Bears Black? Research By UofM Professor Emily Puckett, PhD, Helps Find Answers
December 20, 2022
December 20, 2022
MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The University of Memphis issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2022:
Sometimes a name is just a name. Take bears, for example. In Yellowstone National Park, black bears outnumber their brownish-colored grizzly bear cousins, and in coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest, if someone says "brown bear," they mean grizzly bear. But not all brown bears are grizzly bears.
American black bears (Ursus americanus), which . . .
Sometimes a name is just a name. Take bears, for example. In Yellowstone National Park, black bears outnumber their brownish-colored grizzly bear cousins, and in coastal areas of the Pacific Northwest, if someone says "brown bear," they mean grizzly bear. But not all brown bears are grizzly bears.
American black bears (Ursus americanus), which . . .