Grizzly–polar bear hybrid
Cross between grizzly and polar bear
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- A grizzly–polar-bear hybrid is a rare ursid hybrid that has occurred both in captivity and in the wild.
- The number of confirmed hybrids has since risen to eight, all of them descending from the same female polar bear.
A grizzly–polar-bear hybrid is a rare ursid hybrid that has occurred both in captivity and in the wild. In 2006, the occurrence of this hybrid in nature was confirmed by testing the DNA of a unique-looking bear who had been shot near Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories, on Banks Island in the Canadian Arctic. The number of confirmed hybrids has since risen to eight, all of them descending from the same female polar bear.
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