California's black bears are clever, resourceful and opportunistic. They eat anything and everything--fruits, nuts, insects, ...

California Fish and Wildlife ... department of fish and wildlife. Black bears, recognized by their small, narrow heads and small ears, have coats that range in color from tan or brown to black.

Grizzlies lived across California, from the Sierra Nevada to the Central Valley to the coast ranges — in other words, everywhere but the low deserts. Native Californians had coexisted with the bear ...

their fur ranges in color from blond to black. It’s been a century since the grizzly bear was hunted to extinction in California, leaving only its image, ironically, on the state flag.