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The Black Bear's appearance is  medium-sized, and it is usually black with a brown muzzle. Black is generally the color, although brown color phases are also common.  The brown color phase can confuse people...leading them to believe they are Brown Bears. There is no shoulder hump (which is characteristic of GrizzlyBears), and quite often has a white patch on the chest. Kermode bears (white phase of Black Bears)  are found along the north-central coast of British Columbia, and up into the Yukon Territory, or the Pacific Northwest of  Canada. Black bears have strong, curved claws used for digging and ripping. The profile of the Black Bear (Kermode and brown phase) face is convex as compared with the  concave profile of a Grizzly or Brown Bear.

 The adult male Black Bear's size range from approximately 130 to 190 centimeters (50 to 75 inches) in length and could weigh 60 to 300 kilograms (130 to 660 pounds). The adult female Black Bear's size  measure anywhere from 130 to 190 centimeters (50 to 75 inches) and weigh 40 to 80 kilograms (90 to 175 pounds). An adult male (or Boar) may be considerably larger, by as much as 20 to 60 percent more than the female. Black Bear cubs weigh 225 to 330 grams (7 to 11 ounces) at birth.

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