Meet The Hybrid Offspring Of Grizzly And Polar Bear

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Grizzly and polar bear hybrids, known as grolar bears or pizzly bears, are rare offspring resulting from mating between the two species

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The hybrids share characteristics from both parents, such as a combination of white and brown fur

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They can be found in both the wild and captivity

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Climate change and the resulting encroachment of polar bears into grizzly territories have led to increased sightings of these hybrids 

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The hybrid offspring are often referred to as grolar bears when the father is a grizzly and pizzly bears when the father is a polar bear 

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They bears have been confirmed in the wild, with the first confirmed instance in 2006

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As sea ice melts, polar bears are forced to move inland, increasing the likelihood of encounters with grizzly bears

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These encounter potentially lead to more hybridisation events 

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