1) Colorful creature 2) Ursus americanus 
the most common bear (family Ursidae), found in the forests of North America, including parts of Mexico. The American black bear consists of only one ... [2 related articles]
a medium-sized North American bear, Ursus (Euarctos) americanus, relatively common in uninhabited mountainous areas, ranging from light brown to black with a straight brown muzzle: northern populations may be gray to near-white. See illus. under