Why do bears have different colors of fur?

From what I know, a bear's fur color plays off their environment. Polar bears have clear fur (shows as white) as they live in the arctic. Black bears most commonly have black fur in the forests of North America and some other species in Asia. read more

Polar bears have clear fur (shows as white) as they live in the arctic. Black bears most commonly have black fur in the forests of North America and some other species in Asia. Grizzlies brown in the forests of Alaska and some places in California. read more

Polar bears do not have white fur, rather they have "transparent" hair or hollow tubes as hair that easily reflect the visible light spectrum and make them appear white. Mainly it is for camouflage in the bear's natural habitat, which is snow and ice in order to more easily hunt seals, fish and walrus. read more

Black bears come in more colors than any other North American mammal. They can be black, brown, cinnamon, blond, blue-gray, or white. East of the Great Plains, nearly all are black. These were the first bears early settlers saw, hence the name. The melanin in black fur makes the fur resistant to abrasion in the brushy understory of eastern forests. read more