Sudbury neighbourhood visited by brown-coloured black bear

CBC-Radio Canada photographer Yvon Theriault shot this short video of a black bear rummaging through blue bins in the Minnow Lake neighbourhood.

What's interesting about this bear is its colour: the black bear appears to be brown.

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A brown black bear is not as rare as people might think, said Brad Estabrooks of Sudbury outdoor store Ramakko's.

"Some black bearswill have a white patch on their chest, " he said. "Or a black bear [will bear]a brown cub. That black bear has the brown fur gene."

Estabrooks said what people should be on the lookout for is a black bear with a white patch, which is far less common. In his experience, Estabrooks has seen only one in the Sudbury area.