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Polar Bears, Grizzlies Mate | ||
2006-05-11 | ||
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Northern hunters, scientists and people with vivid imaginations have discussed the possibility for years. But Roger Kuptana, an Inuvialuit guide from Sachs Harbour, North West Territories, was the first to suspect it had actually happened when he proposed that a strange-looking bear shot last month by an American sports hunter might be half polar bear, half grizzly. Seems like there ought to be a cloning image in the photo collection..... Territorial officials seized the creature after noticing its white fur was scattered with brown patches and that it had the long claws and humped back of a grizzly. Now a DNA test has confirmed that it is indeed a hybrid - possibly the first documented in the wild. "We've known it's possible, but actually most of us never thought it would happen," said Ian Stirling, a polar bear biologist with the Canadian Wildlife Service in Edmonton. It's Bush's fault. Must be Global Warming Polar bears and grizzlies have been successfully paired in zoos before - Stirling could not speculate why - and their offspring are fertile. Breeding seasons for the two species overlap, though polar bear gets started slightly earlier.
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Posted by:Bobby |
#5 Bet Coca-Cola will be all over this in a new verrrry-PC ad campaign. |
Posted by: Whoger Thereter8855 2006-05-11 19:22 |
#4 Here a group of Inuit survey their formerly ice covered shoreline: |
Posted by: DMFD 2006-05-11 19:17 |
#3 Perfect Smokey! The Song of (Ems) The Grolar Bear. |
Posted by: 6 2006-05-11 12:02 |
#2 And so it's off we go to some uncharted shore 'Cause the only kind we're out to find are those worth looking for You can tag along should you feel the urge to merge 'Cause we're all agreed that all we need is Hope and a little courage The urge to merge can rob us of our senses The need to breed can make a man a drone We must be on alert with our defenses For every skirt will test testosterone So knowing this I severed all connection With any creature sporting silk or lace I was firmly headed in the right direction When suddenly I stumbled on that face That face, that face That dangerous face I mustn't be unwise Those lips, that nose, those eyes Could lead to my demise That face, that face That marvelous face I never should begin Those cheeks, that neck, that chin Will surely do me in I must be smart And hide my heart If she's within a mile If I don't duck I'm out of luck She'd kill me with her smile That face, that face That fabulous face It's clear I must beware I'm certain if I fall in love I'm lost without a trace And so it's off we go to some uncharted shore 'Cause the only kind we're out to find are those worth looking for You can tag along should you feel the urge to merge 'Cause we're all agreed that all we need is Hope and a little courage |
Posted by: Smokey 2006-05-11 11:27 |
#1 As this pic shows, the warming hasn't just brought these freakish creatures into the world, but completely changed their environment. |
Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-05-11 10:37 |