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'Exceedingly Rare' White Grizzly Bear Caught on Camera
BY ROSIE MCCALL ON 5/22/20 AT 12:46 PM EDT
An "exceedingly rare" white grizzly has been spotted in Banff National Park, Canada.
The bear is known to wildlife officials but was sighted by a member of the public for the first time in spring, The Guardian reports.
Footage shared by The Rimrock Resort Hotel last month shows the ghost-like grizzly mooching around and munching on berries next to a brown companion.
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(video at link)
Blond grizzlies and pizzlies (grizzly-polar bear hybrid) can appear light. But white grizzlies such as this are are "exceedingly rare," carnivore specialist Mike Gibeau told reporters. Gibeau, who worked at Parks Canada before retirement, said the phenomenon is more commonly seen in black bears—who in their white form are known as Kermode or "spirit" bears.
More:
https://www.newsweek.com/rare-white-grizzly-bear-camera-banff-canada-1506015