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Grolar/Pizzly Bear found in the wild

May 14th 2008 04:55
It's sad that they had to shoot it, but hunters in northern Canada made an exciting discovery when they shot a polar bear, only to find that it had spots of dark fur.

Polar Bear Grizzly Hybrid Pizzly Grolar Bear



Of course, the fun part is making up the name of the animal. Is it a Grolar Bear or a Pizzly Bear?

Pizzly sounds almost deprecating or demeaning. Like it's half of a real bear, just because it was the product of an interracial marriage.

Grolar sounds rough - like the kind of bear that would be tamed by an army of vicious goblins. Goblins, bwah!

From the article:

"Jim Martell (pictured at left), a 65-year-old hunter from Idaho, shot the bear April 16 on the southern tip of Banks Island (see Northwest Territories map), the CanWest News Service reports.
Wildlife officials seized the bear after noticing its white fur was interspersed with brown patches. It also had long claws, a concave facial profile, and a humped back, which are characteristic of a grizzly."

Perhaps the most interesting aspect is the mating behaviour of the bears:

"To prevent wasting their eggs, females ovulate only after spending several days with a male, Stirling explained. "Then they mate several times over several days."


Whoa - in order for a male bear to get a female 'knocked up', he's got to stick it out for a couple of weeks - wining, dining, seducing.

" In other words, the mating between the polar bear and grizzly was more than a chance encounter. "That's what makes it quite interesting," he added."

It's kind of sweet... a grizzly and a polar bear falling in love. Jungle Fever!
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Comment by AmyHuang

May 14th 2008 06:50
How cute! And yes - too bad they've shot it

Comment by Aimzster

May 14th 2008 06:51
I actually like the sound of Grolar bear. Pizzly Bear sounds like a pole you'd piss on or something. But did they have to shoot it?

Comment by Mountain Fog

May 15th 2008 02:54
that is a f@#king disgrace!!

If you actually look at the poor animal, it has not been shot clean in the head, but mainly in the body, (covered up with some snow, possibly by the 'brave' hunters) a cruel death indeed. Anyone who cannot shoot with accuracy should not be allowed near a gun.

As for the arsehole posing with his gun, I'd just love to pass a law that requires any moron who wishes to 'pit his manliness' against an unarmed animal, must do so armed only with what "god" gave him; hands, feet and teeth!

That would at least give the animals a fighting chance, and without doubt, reduce the numbers of these 'hero' hunters to zero...a number which correlates with their worth!

Comment by Cibbuano

May 15th 2008 05:20
fogger, I'm with you... I'm not a fan of hunting at all.

aimzster, looks like you have to shoot something to prove its existence, unfortunately.

amy, yes, too bad.

Comment by Anonymous

October 14th 2008 20:20
He was ignorate, he didn't realise what he had found. He thought it was a polar bear which were in hunting season. Obviously it would be better if he hadn't shot it. But it was in such a reote part of the world no one may of found it.

Comment by Anonymous

November 30th 2008 00:20
what has this world come to we are killin animals for fun

Comment by Anonymous

January 4th 2009 02:03
Look Ron!! im riding a furry tractor!!!![

Comment by CELL

March 16th 2009 02:11
omg i saw the show on Nat Geo for this today. yeah i think its sweet. like two outcasts of each species and all. too bad they shot it. maybe it had siblings?

Comment by Anonymous

September 2nd 2010 17:32
A Pizzly bear would be the offspring of a Polar bear father and Grizzly mother while a Grolar would be a Grizzly father and Polar bear mother. See the distinction? Its the same with all cross breeds, the fathers name first. Another example would be the Liger, a Lion father and Tiger mother.

Comment by anonymous

October 16th 2010 08:35
This is horrible! Why did they do this?! The hunters are cruel creature! Let bears live its life!

Comment by Anonymous

November 6th 2010 03:27
sobbu sobbu dey killed an aminal!!1!
Like we haven't been doing it for thousands of years. Get over yourselves.

Comment by Anonymous

December 3rd 2010 16:12
did god gave you some sort of right to killing this beutifull creature, no he didnt and for that you will be sent to hell after you die, itsn not like you hit it ith the car and mercy killed it your just a cold blooded killer and you will vissit hell good night, mankind is an evolved predator it sould know the diffrence between need to feed and greed, did you eat this bear? i bet hes in your hallway on the fucking floor this is not cool atleast canadian athoreties sould put you in prisson animal cruelty hands down, when the dragon gives you its kiss be fucking afraid

Comment by Anonymous

February 8th 2011 19:16
psh wats mother nature gonna do when humans r killin off animals for fun? polar bears and other animals on the ice r already finding it tough coz of stupid global warming. if a uman kills any animal i think they should be sent to prison for life. if any of u reading this thinks its ok 2 kill animals then ur fucking idiots.

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