The Villages Suntimes: So for now, scientists are taking the lead from media reports and calling hybrid bears with a polar bear father a "pizzly" and one with a grizzly bear father a "grolar".
Female grizzlies tend not to stray far from their home ranges, and male polar bears don't usually creep into grizzly habitats.
Unfortunately, as the breeding between the two bears becomes more common, it is likely that the polar bear will lose out on genetic diversity.
Hybrids are known either as a grolar or a pizzly, depending...