Genetically, polar bears and grizzly bears aren’t all that different. Scientists believe that polar bears split from grizzly bears between 250,000 and 130,000 years ago. The two species are actually ...

Did you know that there are nine recognized members of the bear family worldwide, but with many subspecies that cannot be covered in this limited space? All of them are classified as coming from the ...

For decades, hunters and scientists speculated about the existence of grizzly–polar bear hybrids – until April 16, 2006, when ...

As temperatures rise and species are forced out of their native habitats, pizzly bears, also known as grolar bears, are likely to become more common, according to Live Science. Their proliferation is ...

A pizzly bear, or grolar bear, bred in captivity at a zoo in Germany. Philippe Clement/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images When polar bears and grizzly bears mate, the hybrid is called a ...

As the planet has warmed, grizzly bears have expanded their territories further north, while the endangered polar bears, thin and starving, have been driven further south, in search of food. The two ...

The Detroit Zoo's staff says that the two cubs have become fast friends and enjoy wrestling and playing with toys together in the Arctic Ring of Life exhibit at the Michigan zoo. A grizzly bear and ...

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(NEXSTAR) – A new breed of hybrid polar and grizzly bear has been seen stalking the arctic, and experts say the new species arose due to the effects of climate change. So-called “pizzly” bears were ...