People once thought the red panda was related to bears or raccoons, but they are actually their own genus, Ailuridae. Within the genus, there are two species: fulgens fulgens and fulgens refulgens.
There is science, not just folklore, behind several of the spirit bear’s traits. By genus and species, it’s an American black bear. But if both parents (no matter their color) have the same ...
They’re the last species in the short-faced bear genus (Tremarctos) and are considered vulnerable to extinction due to loss of habitat and poaching. Muniri moved to the zoo last August on the ...