Talk:Kermode bear
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[edit] Taxobox image
Shouldn't the image be of a regular black specimen? The taxobox image is meant to show a typical individual, if only 1/10 bears are white, the typical bear is not what we have in the article.--Abbott75 00:34, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] What relationship to Polar Bears?
Should we suppose that it is something like the Polar Bear - an interesting parallel, though I assume it is much more ancient. Does anyone know? And should there be a link? --GwydionM 18:34, 9 February 2006 (UTC)
It's no relation at all. The Kermode bear is a subspecies of black bear, and the whiteness is caused by a recessive gene, which must be inherited from both parents. This happens to about one in ten bears.
There is also a campaign to have the Spirit Bear designated as the official mascot of the 2010 Olympic Winter games. (205.250.167.76 20:29, 25 March 2007 (UTC))
