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05-16-2006, 03:19 AM
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First wild polar bear-grizzly cross
A hunter killed the first documented crossbreed of a polar bear and a grizzly. The hunter from Idaho killed the bear he thought was a polar bear in the Northwest Territories last month.
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05-21-2006, 11:00 PM
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Maybe it's a good thing. Global warming is allowing a lot of animals to extend their range. It's predicted that polar bears will disappear by the middle of the century. It's primarily an aquatic mammal, and I hate the thought of it becoming extinct. I guess a male grizzly and a female polar bear are about the same size so the breeding is not all that surprising or a first. Best wishes.
Cal - Montreal
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05-24-2006, 09:30 PM
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Hello Valigator,
I think mainly the dark eye color and the dark coloring around the eyes. The size will be somewhat smaller than a pure polar bear. Best wishes. Cal - Montreal
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05-25-2006, 08:28 AM
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Seems that I heard he got some heat from authorities somewhere for shooting this bear on a Polar Bear license. I don't know the whole story but I think he was able to convince the geniuses that he wasn't a criminal. Imagine, shooting a big white bear on a polar bear license and getting in trouble because it may not be a "pure" polar bear, even though a hybrid has never before been documented.
I think I've read that the polar bear is very similar genetically to the grizz and it evolved over the years. I'm surprised this doesn't happen more often. Quite a trophy, I'm happy for the hunter.
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