Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, USA Info from Licensor: "A family of Brown Bears. A blonde, a black and a brown. All ...

The black skin readily absorbs sunlight to keep the bear warm. Polar bears aren't just the ambassadors of the North Pole. They're masters at manipulating color to survive. More from News Polar ...

By genus and species, it’s an American black bear. But if both parents (no matter their color) have the same mutation in a gene that affects pigment production, their offspring will have white fur.