Hunting Could Be One

Even in the start, we told you how humans have hunted polar bears and they mostly hunted the male polar bears. And maybe because of the fact we don’t see many male polar bears compared to female polar bears. And maybe because of that Bear 10960 didn’t have any other option except mating with the grizzly bears. And the names Grolar and Pizzly depend on the father.

One Huge Difference

Hybrids do have one major difference that distinguishes them from their parents. Though they behave more like polar bears in the wild, still, what David saw that day, a hybrid ransacking the cabin and everything in front of him was something that told the scientists that they are indeed different. Hybrids are more aggressive and meaner.

Hunter’s Comment

“The hybrids, they aren’t like polar bears. They’re faster, have longer legs. They stand up and look straight at you when they see you; the polar bears, they keep their head down. The polar bear will try to get away. There is more danger with a hybrid,” said Pat Epakohak, a hunter from Ulukhaktok.

What’s In The Future?

The Ulukhaktok Community was confused. They didn’t know what to do with this new hybrid that was destroying everything in front of it. Some said that they should be left alone and some said that they didn’t want grizzlies on Victoria Island. They wanted to hunt them down.

Tourist’s Attraction

2010 hybrid pizzly bear

However, the senior members of the community came up with a brilliant idea, using this new species as a tourist attraction. But since, the hunters knew that the hybrid’s skin could fetch a lot of money the idea of using the hybrids to attract the tourists may be unlikely. The scientists even believe that there is a chance that the hybrids are no more out there in wild and the hybrid which David shot was the last which was later put up on display in Ulukhaktok’s community hall.

The Lesson

The hybrid David killed that day revealed a piece of information about the hybrids. For scientists, it was the most amazing discovery. They actually saw a hybrid that was fully grown up and healthy in every sense. Scientists have been studying the possibility of hybrids for years now and when now they have one they could definitely work in that direction. And most importantly the hybrids are fertile which means they can reproduce.