Grizzly–polar bear hybrid - Wikipedia
A grizzly–polar-bear-hybrid (also named grolar bear, pizzly bear, zebra bear, [1][2] grizzlar, or nanulak) is a rare ursid hybrid that has occurred both in captivity and in the wild.
9 Grolar Bear Facts (Aka 'Pizzly Bear') - Fact Animal
Like both parents, grolar bears are opportunistic apex predators that are capable of hunting large prey and diet largely on meat. Their strong front legs are adapted both for running fast to catch prey, and have a streamlined body that allow them to swim in cold waters.
Grolar Bear: The Terrifying Polar Bear-Grizzly Bear Hybrid
The grolar bear exhibits a unique combination of traits from both a polar bear and a grizzly bear. They typically have long claws and a humped back, characteristics of grizzly bears, while also displaying the creamy fur of polar bears with possible brown patches.
Grolar Bear Hybrids Are “Extremely Rare”, With Just 8 ...
2024年6月13日 · It analyzed 371 historic polar bear and 440 historic grizzly bear samples from across Canada, Alaska, and Greenland, finding only eight grolar bear hybrids.
'Pizzly' bear hybrids are spreading across the Arctic thanks ...
2021年4月23日 · Endangered polar bears are breeding with grizzly bears, creating hybrid “pizzly” bears, and it's being driven by climate change, scientists say. As the world warms and Arctic sea ice thins ...
Why Grolar Bear Numbers Increase With Climate Change
6 天之前 · The grolar bear, also known as the pizzly bear, is the product of a mating between a polar bear and a grizzly bear. This crossbreeding occurs when the habitats of polar and grizzly bears overlap, usually due to polar bears being pushed southward as sea ice melts, bringing them into contact with grizzlies. According to a 2024 study, all known ...
Grizzly-Polar Bear Hybrid Found—But What Does It Mean?
2006年5月16日 · Multiple bear species, including polar bears and grizzlies, have been crossbred in zoos. Scientists just never expected a polar bear and grizzly to mate in the wild.