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First Ever Wild Grizzly/Polar Hybrid Shot
tavilach writes "Jim Martell has a license to hunt polar bears, but when his latest kill had "white fur [that] was spotted brown and it had the long claws and slightly humped back of a grizzly," officials seized the body in order to conduct DNA tests. These tests confirm that the dead bear had a polar bear mother and grizzly father, the first documented grizzly-polar hybrid in the wild. This was lucky for Jim, who was facing a fine and jail time for possibly killing a grizzly. Scientists who would have liked to study the bear are not so lucky."
Now we'll never know what kind of mystical skills and powers it had.
But how does it taste?
So what we're talking here is a species that hunts humans, mated with a species that's known for being grumpy, vicious and well nigh indestructible.
Thank god this guy killed it! Jail time heck, give the man a medal.
The burning question: was it a Pizzly Bear or a Grolar Bear?
It's pretty much my favorite animal.
It has been statistically shown that helmets increase the risk of head injury.
genetic tests showed the bear had a polar bear for a mother and a grizzly bear for a father.
Those grizzlys... always going after the blondes.
Cwm, fjord-bank glyphs vext quiz
I wonder what it drops? And if it's something good, when does it pop next?
Note to self...really gotta take a break from MMORPGs
Could this just be part of the "Repatriation Accelerated De-territorialization of Ursus Maritimus through gene therapy and extreme climate change?"
The only thing I hate more than hypocrites are people who hate hypocrites.
But they're adorable and they like Coca-Cola. How could they possibly be vicious?
But they're adorable and they like Coca-Cola. How could they possibly be vicious?
Let me introduce you to my ex-girlfriend...
that would explain how the polar bears survived the
previous warm periods (like the 8000 BC to 4000 BC "climate optimum").
Wow! Homo Sapiens was destroying the planet that far back?
Don't blame me, I didn't vote for either of them!
That might explain how a grizzly got to the region, but few can explain how it managed to get along with a polar bear long enough to mate.
Clearly none of the people speculating spend much time drinking. You can mate anything with enough Tequila.
Sure, but what are the chances of those fertile offspring breeding?
Given that polar bear / grizzly hybrids are usually made fun of by their peers and ostracized to the point of reclusiveness, I'd say none at all.
Slashdot geeks are fertile, but do you see them breeding? Same deal. Someone ought to hook these poor hybrid cubs up with HL2 so they have something to do in their parents' basements.
I got my Linux laptop at System76.
"That might explain how a grizzly got to the region, but few can explain how it managed to get along with a polar bear long enough to mate."
alcohol
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Who needs Wikipedia when you've got this sort of expertise?
" animal of the week today is the polar bear which is pretty much the king of the animal kingdom because it is a cross of the best bits of a tiger, a shark and a Hulk Hogan. if you think that you can imagine how strong a polar bear is then think again because you are wrong. it is stronger than that and it is probably stronger than your next guess. we are talking about an animal that can leg press over 500kg and curl 200kg with ease. pretty much the only thing that it cant do is squat thrusts but they are gay anyway. polar bears have a furry bellend to protect it from the cold."
Animal Of The Week
if it drank coca-cola or pepsi....
"Waste not one watt!" - CZ
Scientists who would have liked to study the bear are not so lucky.
Well, they were luckier than the bear.
... bred for their skills in magic.