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The Kermode Bear plays a part in local Native American lore and religion. Legend has it that long ago the area where the spirit bear lives was covered in ice and snow. Raven saw this and decided to make the land lush and green for the people. But as a reminder to the people of the misery they had once lived in, he made every tenth bear white like ice. |
The Kermode Bear plays a part in local Native American lore and religion. Legend has it that long ago the area where the spirit bear lives was covered in ice and snow. Raven saw this and decided to make the land lush and green for the people. But as a reminder to the people of the misery they had once lived in, he made every tenth bear white like ice. |
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This is perhaps a memory of the [[ice age | ice ages]] transmitted through folklore |
This is perhaps a memory of the [[ice age | ice ages]] transmitted through folklore. |
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Revision as of 05:41, 10 December 2005
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| Subspecies: | U. a. kermodei
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The spirit bear or Kermode bear (Ursus americanus kermodei) is a genetically unique subspecies of black bear found in the central coast of British Columbia. The Kermode bear looks essentially the same as a typical black bear, except for the fact that it is white or cream-colored. The Kermode subspecies ranges from Princess Royal Island to Prince Rupert Island. It is named after Francis Kermode, a naturalist and museum curator. The habitat for the Kermode bear has been under threat from logging.
The Spirit Bear in Folklore
The Kermode Bear plays a part in local Native American lore and religion. Legend has it that long ago the area where the spirit bear lives was covered in ice and snow. Raven saw this and decided to make the land lush and green for the people. But as a reminder to the people of the misery they had once lived in, he made every tenth bear white like ice.
This is perhaps a memory of the ice ages transmitted through folklore.