Cheyenne Mountain State Park is a Colorado state park that was acquired in June 2000 through a partnership between the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado State Parks, Great Outdoors Colorado, Colorado
The park's entrance sign and Cheyenne Mountain.
The American black bear, or simply black bear, is a species of medium-sized bear which is endemic to North America. It is the continent's smallest and most widely distributed bear species. It is an om
An American black bear at Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
American black bears can be distinguished from brown bears by their smaller size, their less concave skull profiles, their shorter claws and the lack of a shoulder hump.
Some individuals develop a white "crescent moon" blaze on the chest. This blaze, which is constant in Asian black bears, occurs in up to 80% of American black bear cubs, but only persists into adulthood for approx. 25%.