Grizzlies and polar bears are mating for an alarming reason
May 25, 2016, 00:35 IST
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The two bears typically don't occupy the same habitats (polar bears, who belong to the species Ursus maritimus, like to hang out near or in the sea, while grizzlies, a subspecies of brown bear, or Ursus arctos, prefer forests). But as warmer temperatures hit the Arctic circle, there have been increasing sightings of crossovers.
Most recently, a bear was shot in northern Canada that didn't quite fit the polar bear description.
Its head was the same shape as a grizzly bear and its paws were brown, hunter Didji Ishalook told CBC News.
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