Polar Bear and Grizzly Bear Hybrid

Always late to the party, David and I discovered this morning that a polar bear-grizzly bear hybrid was shot and killed back in early 2007. This mating had never been confirmed in the wild prior to this discovery. DNA analysis revealed that the bear's mother was a polar bear and the father a grizzly.

The Idaho man who shot the bear was on a 2 week polar bear hunting excursion when he came upon what he believed to be a polar bear. Then doing what hunters love doing most he shot it.

The bear visited the taxidermist and now resides in the hunter's home. You can see pictures of this interesting hybrid and read an interview with the hunter here.