04-17-2012, 11:13 PM
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Tait is correct about black bears also being brown. But I have never seen, or heard, of a brown bear being black.
Anyway, you can easily tell which is which just by looking at the head, and muzzle. Black bears have a more gracile look, and the muzzle blends effortlessly with the cranium. Brown bears have very large craniums and the muzzle is shorter, or stubbier.
Brown bears are bad news, and several times more dangerous than black bears. As a boy scout in Alaska, we were constantly told what to do if we come into contact with a brown bear. I always worried about meeting one in the wild.
Anyway, you can easily tell which is which just by looking at the head, and muzzle. Black bears have a more gracile look, and the muzzle blends effortlessly with the cranium. Brown bears have very large craniums and the muzzle is shorter, or stubbier.
Brown bears are bad news, and several times more dangerous than black bears. As a boy scout in Alaska, we were constantly told what to do if we come into contact with a brown bear. I always worried about meeting one in the wild.