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