Polar+Bear-Grizzly+Hybrid+Discovered

In early May 2006 in the Canadian Arctic, a mysterious creature had been shot during a hunting trip. By DNA analysis, scientists hav come to find that the bear shot in the Canadian Arctic is a half-polar bear, half-grizzly hybrid. While the two bear species have interbred in zoos, this is the first evidence of a wild polar bear-grizzly offspring. The bear had been taken in for analysis when the hunters noticed that within the white fur, briwn patches were discovered, which is odd for any polar bear in the Arctic. They also noticed that it had other feature of a grizzly, like the face shape, hump back, and the long claws. Some people think that this is nothing short of a miracle. Since the bear species is slowly becoming more and more extint, some think that cross-hybernating bears would be a smart idea. That way, we could have more varieties of bears and the population would be able to survive. Since the grizzly and the polar bear have completely different mating rituals, this cross-hybernation was completely by chance. But later on in the future, this could be used purposely to expand the bear population.

Paige Peterson March 10, 2010

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