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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1819640" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>There are melanistic color phases of many animals, and they seem to be more prevalent in some areas of the country. For example, in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania, about a third of the grey squirrels are black in color. In the city parks in Toronto, <em>most</em> of them are black. In some southern states, the fox squirrel has a black color phase. This is almost unheard of in the northeast. Look at black bears - in the east, almost all are black, and a brown one is considered an oddity. In the Rockies, many are different colors, ranging from blonde to cinnamon. Where I hunted deer, in Sothern Oregon, about half the bears are a color other than black. I have to wonder if the black bear is really a brown animal, and the black ones are a melanistic color phase that is more common in heavily forested regions. Where I live, in the northwest, the "color-phase" bears come mostly from the Cascades. Along the coast, they are mostly black. Up into coastal Canada & Alaska, brown ones are not common at all.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1819640, member: 109113"] There are melanistic color phases of many animals, and they seem to be more prevalent in some areas of the country. For example, in the Allegheny Mountains of western Pennsylvania, about a third of the grey squirrels are black in color. In the city parks in Toronto, [I]most[/I] of them are black. In some southern states, the fox squirrel has a black color phase. This is almost unheard of in the northeast. Look at black bears - in the east, almost all are black, and a brown one is considered an oddity. In the Rockies, many are different colors, ranging from blonde to cinnamon. Where I hunted deer, in Sothern Oregon, about half the bears are a color other than black. I have to wonder if the black bear is really a brown animal, and the black ones are a melanistic color phase that is more common in heavily forested regions. Where I live, in the northwest, the "color-phase" bears come mostly from the Cascades. Along the coast, they are mostly black. Up into coastal Canada & Alaska, brown ones are not common at all. [/QUOTE]
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