A white blaze is often present ... red raspberries ( a key fruit species for bears), choke cherries, scarlet elder berries, dogwood fruits and blackberries ripen. In September, American mountain-ash ...

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.

American black bears are the smallest and most common bear in North America. They are highly adaptable, with a diet that includes honey and moose.