19th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Spirit Bear
This is a Spirit Bear. It is one of the rarest subspecies of bear in the world, numbering some 200-400, all of them found in the Great Bear Rainforest on British Columbia's west coast. They are black bears that carry a recessive gene, resulting in the white fur. This one is named Strawberry.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 09.2021 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2021 |
| Photo Location: | Canada |
| Camera: | Canon EOS R5 |
| Copyright: | © Shaadi Faris |