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Is it possible for a large black bear to mate with a grizzly? or vise versa.
In the high country i saw a couple that make me wounder. I know ther are cinimon bears but the way theses bears acted when spotted were not like any of the other bear in the area.
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Typically grizzlies will eat black bears. I guess it might be possible but if it is it would be extremely rare and I don't think you would see them here. I saved an article out of a paper that has the photos of the first ever grizz/polar bear found. A guy shot it in Northern Canada. Looking at the article now it says they have been paired in captive but this was the first known in the wild.
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I saw that same article. Strange looking white bear with those dark eyes.
The one i saw i was more concerned about the aggression the bear had and the size.
when i finally let him/her see me it did not run right away but when it did decide to leave it ran clean out of the country.
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Maybe the bear you saw was a black,grizzley,polar bear mix.
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If caught off guard black bears can show aggression. Look at Sayleens bear he shot this year, it charged him. I too have been charged. As far as the color I have seen more cinnamon bears this year than ever. I think we have seen 6 or 8 this year. Look at the color and the size of the bear RubblesPH's buddy took just a few days ago. I will get a picture of that article on here.
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i dont think so wolfman............... there was not enough white.
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The book by Richard Smith on black bear hunting discusses a wild cross. From the photo it looks like a giant black bear (black fur and brown nose...and exceptionally big). Genetic tests on the skull says its a grizzly.
If I remember correctly it was harvested in Alaska.
If it does happen, its very rare.
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i would go with the tell tale charictaristics over attitude. hum back, dish face tell me its a griz. grizzly color can be a phase, see it often here in the ne. put a roman nose on a big silver bear and no hump and I am shooting it.
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