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Old 13th May 2006, 06:01 AM   #1
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Polar and grizzly bear crossbreed

http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/n...c7f887&k=95255

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Mr. Martell shot the mid-sized male after his Inuit guide pointed out what looked like a polar bear in the distance. Authorities seized the animal after noticing its polar-bear-white fur was mottled with brown patches, and its eyes were set inside thin circles of black skin. It also bore some distinctly grizzly-like features, including long claws, a humped back and a dished face.
That's interesting!

ETA : Damn, I thought of a better title for this topic. Interracial bear sex!
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Old 13th May 2006, 07:13 AM   #2
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http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/natio...r.html?ref=rss

There's a picture here, albeit not a very good one. The pic I saw in my local paper was a bit better. The bear had dark rings around its' eyes, almost like a raccoon.

(ETA) Dang, posted that before I chased your link. Sorry!
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Old 13th May 2006, 07:15 AM   #3
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I think it should be shot. Oh, they already did that.
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Old 13th May 2006, 07:39 AM   #4
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Aha! Polar bears are adapting to global warming by intermarrying to produce cute little brown babies that can sneak up on seals in the desert.


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Old 13th May 2006, 01:54 PM   #5
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it's gotta be called a pozzli!
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Old 13th May 2006, 02:06 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by a_unique_person View Post
I think it should be shot. Oh, they already did that.
Gee, for such a potentially endangered species, you'd think there would be rules against that.

I mean, polar bears are endangered, right?
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Old 13th May 2006, 02:48 PM   #7
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I am not sure if polar bears are endangered but pretty sure grizzly are. However a hybrid cross would be totally unprotected as far as I know.
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Old 13th May 2006, 03:10 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Dogdoctor View Post
I am not sure if polar bears are endangered but pretty sure grizzly are. However a hybrid cross would be totally unprotected as far as I know.
Polar Bears are not endangered, and neither are Grizzly's except in the states south of Canada.
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