Meet the Spirit Bear
Also referred to as the Kermode bear and the ghost bear, the spirit bear is truly a remarkable creature. This bear is not only beautiful in appearance, most scientists contend that it's uniqueness of the black bear the result of a recessive gene that appears in only a small percentage of black bears.
This lens has a few YouTube videos about the spirit bear including the opening clip from the TV movie with the same name. Some web links are also included as well as polls about the spirit bear. To meet the spirit bear, please check the YouTube video directly below this introduction.
The Rare White Kermode Bear
A short introduction to the spirit bear.
The Rare White Kermode Bear
Overview to The rare White Kermode Bear aka Spirit Bear.
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The Kermode bear, also known as the "spirit bear" or "ghost bear", is subspecies of the American Black Bear living in the central coast of British Columbia, and noted for about 1/10 of their population having white or cream-colored coats. This color variant is due to a unique recessive trait in their gene pool—they are neither albino nor related to polar bears.
Because of their ghost-like appearance, "spirit bears" hold a prominent place in the American Indian mythology of the area.
The kermodei subspecies ranges from Princess Royal Island to Prince Rupert Island on the coast, and inland toward Hazelton, British Columbia. It is known to the indigenous population as Moksgm'ol. In the February 2006 Speech from the Throne by the Government of British Columbia, the premier announced his government's intention to designate the Kermode or spirit bear as British Columbia's official animal.
The Kermode bear was named after Francis Kermode, a Canadian who researched the species and a colleague of William Hornaday, the zoologist who described it.
Learn More About this Marvelous Species
- Sprit Bear Youth Coalition
- This is the main organization dedicated to the spirit bear. Learn all about this cream-coloured black bear and a teenage boy's relentless fight to save it. In addition, you can see awesome photos of the bear and learn about the related movies.
- National Geographic News
- This is an article titled, Canada's "Spirit Bears" Gain Perilous Popularity by Eric Lucas for National Geographic Traveler. It was published on July 25, 2003
- Ron Thiele Photography
- See some awesome photos of the spirit bear in the wild.
- the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition-Founder's Message
- Simon Jackson, founder and Executive Director of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition and Executive Producer of The Spirit Bear, elaborates on his love of the environment and his quest to save the spirit bear.
Mark Rendall in Sprit Bear -Clip 1 (Opening)
Mark Rendall in Spirit Bear - clip 1
Mark Rendall in Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story. For more videos & infos about Mark visit www.markrendall.org Movie in Italian Language... :P
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Spirit Bear
This short video has pictures and facts about the spirit bear.
Spirit bear
made this in like.. not even an hour. it was for school. yeah, it's shitty. sorry. my other shows are much better =D
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