The Calgary Zoo's "white" black bear has a name as smooth as honey.
"Manuka" (mah-NOO'-kah) was the top choice among 4,000 people who voted for their favourite name from a list that zookeepers had compiled.
Manuka honey is considered one of the most famous in the world.
It has a delicious taste and creamy brown colour not unlike the shade of the unusual bear's coat.
Manuka is a three-year-old female who was rescued last fall from Elkford, B.C., where she had become a nuisance bear.
Her light colouring is attributed to the same recessive genes found in Kermode or spirit bears, although she is not from that specific region in British Columbia.
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