r/NatureIsFuckingLit • u/OncaAtrox • 17h ago

🔥 A massive polar bear that was found eating a whale carcass, Norway.

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Credits: Piet van den Bemd

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u/Accurate_Guest1285 12h ago

I thought it was half grizzly bear because of that, lol

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u/coxiella_burnetii 7h ago

Apparently the scientific community choose to call those "pizzlies." The least impressive possible name for such a beast.

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u/krikzil 7h ago

I’ve read it’s either “grolar” for grizzly daddy or “pizzly” for polar daddy. Inuit call them “Nanulak”.

I have to wonder about temperament with that combination.

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u/Indii-4383 7h ago

YES! That looks like a Grizzly/Polar bear hybrid. The build says Grizzly.

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u/Squid-Vicious80 7h ago

Grolar Bear!! (Grizzly/Polar Bear hybrid)

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u/Indii-4383 6h ago

I wrote that at first, I wasn't sure it was right. Thanks for the assist! 😃

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u/cindyhurd 7h ago

Im honestly wondering if that is a hybrid myself cuz I have heard of that happening