Bears attracted to spawning salmon attract tourists to Tahoe's Taylor Creek (LA Times)

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3. Wow

Cinnamon bears in California! I hope the "tourists" don't get too stupid about it. They have a penchant for wanting to get too close, then the bears beat them up after which the bears get killed for beating up Darwin award winners.

Cinnamon bear: Subspecies of the American Black Bear...

The cinnamon bear (Ursus americanus cinnamomum) is a color phase of the American black bear, native to Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Washington, Wyoming, Alberta, and British Columbia.[1][2] The most striking difference between a cinnamon bear and any other black bear is its brown or red-brown fur, reminiscent of cinnamon, from which the name is derived.[2]
Description

Cinnamon bears are omnivorous. Their diet includes fruit, vegetation, nuts, honey, and occasionally insects, and meat. Cubs weigh approximately 230 grams (8 oz) at birth, with adults weighing between 92.1 and 270 kilograms (203 and 595 lb). The life span for this bear is a maximum of 30 years.[1]

Cinnamon bears are excellent climbers, good runners, and powerful swimmers. They are mostly nocturnal, though sometimes active during daylight hours. The cinnamon and brown bears of this country are simply color phases of the black bear, the blondes and brunettes of the family. The various colors are frequently intermixed in the same family; hence it is a common occurrence to see a black bear female with brown cubs, a brown and a black cub, or even all three colors. The bears hibernate during the winter months, usually from late October or November to March or April depending upon the weather conditions.[3] Their scat resembles that of domestic dogs.[4]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon_bear