Can anyone tell me what kind of bear this is?

[cr0w@infosec.exchange]

Can anyone tell me what kind of bear this is? I need to settle a bet so please explain your answer.

[scottley@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w it is brown. Edit to add... the color of the bear is brown

[cr0w@infosec.exchange]

@scottley Yeah I can't tell if it's a brown bear or black bear though. Some black bears are really light in color.

[scottley@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w how big is it? Brown bears are bigger... also, black bears, i think, are more common in WA state

[cr0w@infosec.exchange]

@scottley This is a game cam in the Central Cascades so I didn't see it in person and both are common there. It's actually not too far from the BDR section we've chatted about before.

[knapjack@social.vivaldi.net]

@cR0w @scottley Yeah, really hard to tell from this angle, but I would have said black based on the shape and what appears to be the size. Plus, if you have bugs (ticks, mosquitoes, etc.), that could be dirt.

[scottley@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w I'm gonna bet $2.36 that it is a black bear, no reason, /yolo

[cr0w@infosec.exchange]

@scottley I'm betting on black bear. That bum seems high and it doesn't appear very big, but it's hard to tell in the photo.

[voxofgod@beige.party]

@cR0w my gut says brown bear

[hotsoup@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w no hump, in north America, I’m saying black bear, also those paws are itty bitty

[chillybot@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w
Sasquatch

[darfplatypus@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w it's the pope, you can tell because he shit in the woods.

[milomb@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w @scottley I was going to say black, too. It's a tough angle, but it looks shorter (head-to-tail) and rounder to me than I'd expect of a brown bear. Seems to be missing the "hump" of the front shoulder, too?

Could be juvenile brown, though I guess?

[feloniouspunk@beige.party]

@cR0w @dgar Fuzzy Wuzzy.

[garthderby@mstdn.party]

@cR0w
It's pretty young, but most likely a Black Bear based on posture and shape of the shoulders.

[ra6bit@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w Do you have a higher resolution photo perchance?

[ra6bit@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w Without a higher res picture to maybe see the ears, it's very strongly in favor of a blonde black bear rather than a brown bear. It's butt is higher than it's front shoulders and there's no hump.

[chris@socialbc.ca]

@cR0w @garthderby a brownish black bear. (ie. not a Grizzly) too small in the shoulders and paws even for a youngster

[milomb@infosec.exchange]

@cR0w @scottley The real tell is whether its poo smells of pepper spray and has bells in it

[jimfl@hachyderm.io]

@cR0w Cinnamon black bear

Cinnamon bear – Bear Conservation

(www.bearconservation.org.uk)