Grizzly–polar bear hybrid
| Grizzly–polar bear hybrid | |
|---|---|
| Polar/brown bear hybrid at Osnabrück Zoo. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Ursidae |
| Tribe: | Ursini |
| Genus: | Ursus |
| Species: | U. maritimus × U. arctos |
A grizzly–polar bear hybrid, also called a pizzly bear, is a rare hybrid of a polar bear and a grizzly bear. They exist both in captivity and in the wild. In 2006, the hybrid was confirmed by DNA testing of a strange-looking bear that was shot near Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories on Banks Island in the Canadian Arctic.