A hunter leaves his camp one morning and travels 5 miles due south. After a...

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...brief rest, he hikes....? A hunter leaves his camp one morning and travels 5 miles due south. After a brief rest, he hikes 3 miles east. Finding nothing of interest he heads north. After walking for 5 miles he finds himeslf back at his camp, where a bear is rummaging through his supplies. He fires one shot, and kills the bear. Based on this information, can you deduce the likely color of the bear?
 
The fur is white but the skin under it is black. That riddle was old when I was young.
 
white.

we're supposed to realize that the only location where this particular path is possible is if our intrepid hunter started at the north pole.

hence, the only possibility is a polar bear, even though they generally don't live *that* far north

i wonder though if there's any ice to walk on there anymore... ;^)

cheers
 
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