Cinnamon bear
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This page is about the animal. For the 1930s radio show, see The Cinnamon Bear.
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| Ursus americanus cinnamomum Audubon and Bachman, 1854 |
The cinnamon bear is a subspecies of the American black bear (Ursus americanus). The most striking difference between a cinnamon bear and any other black bear is the cinnamon bear's brown or red-brown fur, reminiscent of cinnamon, from which the name 'cinnamon bear' is derived.
