■ Canada
Hunter shoots `grolar bear'
Tests confirmed that a bear killed by a hunter in the far north last month is the first Grizzly-Polar bear cross ever discovered in the wild, officials said on Wednesday. Jim Martell, 65, shot the animal, described by local media as a "pizzly," a "grolar bear," or Martell's favorite, a "polargrizz" on April 16. The Idaho native told the National Post: "Everybody thought it was a Polar bear, and then they started looking more and more and they seen other features that resembled some of a Grizzly as well." The bear had thick, creamy white fur, typical of Polar bears, but its long claws, humped back and shallow face, as well as brown patches around its eyes, nose, back and on one foot are Grizzly traits.
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