Cambodian bear may be new species PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodian wildlife officials have sent fur samples from two unusual golden-colored bears for DNA tests in the United States to determine if they may be a new species, a government official said Wednesday. Keo Aumalis, a deputy director of the wildlife conservation office, said Cambodian authorities are unsure whether the bears are simply crossbreeds of black bears with another variety, or actually a new species or subspecies. One of the bears, whose coat is almost entirely golden-colored, is kept at a zoo 25 miles south of Phnom Penh, while the other, with a coat of gold and dark brown, is held privately in the southeastern province of Prey Veng. Keo Aumalis said he did not know when the DNA results would be ready. ###
