Editing Brown bear (section)

===Coloration===
[[File:European Brown Bear.jpg|thumb|A brown bear at [[Whipsnade Zoo]]|left]]

Brown bears are often not fully brown.<ref name= Jones>{{cite journal|author=Jones, S. V. |year=1923|title=Color variations in wild animals|journal= Journal of Mammalogy|pages= 172–177|jstor=1373567|volume=4|issue=#3|doi=10.2307/1373567}}</ref> They have long, thick fur, with a moderately elongated mane at the back of the neck which varies somewhat across bear types.<ref name= Swenson>Swenson, J. E. (2000). [https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBlobGet&InstranetImage=1391833&SecMode=1&DocId=1459496&Usage=2 Action plan for the conservation of the brown bear in Europe (''Ursus arctos'')] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220112705/https://wcd.coe.int/com.instranet.InstraServlet?command=com.instranet.CmdBlobGet&InstranetImage=1391833&SecMode=1&DocId=1459496&Usage=2 |date=20 December 2016 }} (No. 18-114). Council of Europe.</ref> In India, brown bears can be reddish with silver-tipped hairs, while in China, brown bears are bicolored, with a yellowish-brown or whitish collar across the neck, chest, and shoulders.<ref name= Jones/><ref>{{cite journal|pmid=18450212|year=2008|last1=Sahajpal|first1=V|title=Hair characteristics of four Indian bear species|journal=Science & Justice|volume=48|issue=#1|pages=8–15|last2=Goyal|first2=S. P.|last3=Jayapal|first3=R|last4=Yoganand|first4=K|last5=Thakar|first5=M. K.|doi=10.1016/j.scijus.2007.05.001}}</ref> Even within well-defined subspecies, individuals may show highly variable hues of brown. North American grizzlies can be from dark brown (almost black) to cream (almost white) or yellowish-brown and often have darker-colored legs. The common name "grizzly" stems from their typical coloration, with the hairs on their back usually being brownish-black at the base and whitish-cream at the tips, giving them their distinctive "grizzled" color. Apart from the [[Cinnamon bear|cinnamon subspecies]] of the [[American black bear]] (''U. americanus cinnamonum''), the brown bear is the only modern bear species to typically appear truly brown.<ref name="brown"/> The brown bear's winter fur is very thick and long, especially in northern subspecies, and can reach {{cvt|11|to|12|cm}} at the [[withers]]. The winter hairs are thin, yet rough to the touch. The summer fur is much shorter and sparser, with its length and density varying among geographic ranges.<ref name="soviet">{{cite book |title=Mlekopitajuščie Sovetskogo Soiuza. Moskva: Vysšaia Škola |trans-title=Mammals of the Soviet Union, Volume II, Part 1a, Sirenia and Carnivora (Sea cows; Wolves and Bears) |volume=II, Part 1a |editor1=V. G. Heptner |editor2=N. P. Naumov |publisher=Science Publishers, Inc. |year=1998 |isbn=1-886106-81-9 |location=Washington, D.C., US |url=https://archive.org/stream/mammalsofsov211998gept#page/648/mode/2up|pages=601–676}}</ref>