Comments on: Warming’s new hybrid — the Grolar bear or Pizzly http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:47:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: jewman17 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-35269 jewman17 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:51:46 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-35269 smells like updog in here smells like updog in here

]]> By: jewman17 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-35268 jewman17 Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:51:24 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-35268 i thought a polar bear had black skin....? the fur color is just for blendng in with the surrundings right? making the polar bear a much better hunter in the arctic. fur color matters at least to polar bears it does... haha i thought a polar bear had black skin….?
the fur color is just for blendng in with the surrundings right? making the polar bear a much better hunter in the arctic.
fur color matters
at least to polar bears it does… haha

]]> By: sarah http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-21823 sarah Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:16:19 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-21823 cool cool

]]> By: renee http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-21551 renee Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:21:16 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-21551 it is cute i love it it is cute i love it

]]> By: Ami http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-20568 Ami Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:42:16 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-20568 Hapa, This is a really poor analogy as you can't boil down the differences between polar bears and grizzly bears to just "skin color." these are two different species that have very, very different anatomical structures. humans with different skin colors are still homo sapiens. i.e. they are the same species. skin color is a superficial trait. polar bears are adapted species to their climate and environment. a grizzly bear would have a very hard time surviving in the tundra, and it has nothing to do with its fur color. Hapa,
This is a really poor analogy as you can’t boil down the differences between polar bears and grizzly bears to just “skin color.” these are two different species that have very, very different anatomical structures. humans with different skin colors are still homo sapiens. i.e. they are the same species. skin color is a superficial trait. polar bears are adapted species to their climate and environment. a grizzly bear would have a very hard time surviving in the tundra, and it has nothing to do with its fur color.

]]> By: giwta http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-20425 giwta Sat, 11 Oct 2008 09:56:00 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-20425 hi my name is panagiwta and i'm the Greece,i'm 13 years old and i iove very much the bears. hi my name is panagiwta and i’m the Greece,i’m 13 years old and i iove very much the bears.

]]> By: Anonymous http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-14901 Anonymous Tue, 24 Jun 2008 19:16:07 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-14901 this bear is so cute this bear is so cute

]]> By: Pahbs http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-12562 Pahbs Tue, 13 May 2008 15:14:23 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-12562 Paul K - Yeah, good point. Only one incident and not to be used to conclude or really suggest anything at all. But I do think the hypothesis of expanding geographic ranges and increased likelihood of interacting is plausible and worth investigating. It really is mind-boggling to think about the potential change of species interactions with such rapid changes in environmental conditions. It is a very interesting time to be scientifically alert, especially with the abundance of satellite data available. Paul K – Yeah, good point. Only one incident and not to be used to conclude or really suggest anything at all. But I do think the hypothesis of expanding geographic ranges and increased likelihood of interacting is plausible and worth investigating. It really is mind-boggling to think about the potential change of species interactions with such rapid changes in environmental conditions. It is a very interesting time to be scientifically alert, especially with the abundance of satellite data available.

]]> By: Paul K http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-12560 Paul K Tue, 13 May 2008 15:03:53 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-12560 Pahbs, "does it represent an anomaly or does it represent a new pattern?" One hybrid was found three years ago. None since. Trend? Pahbs,
“does it represent an anomaly or does it represent a new pattern?” One hybrid was found three years ago. None since. Trend?

]]> By: Pahbs http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-12549 Pahbs Tue, 13 May 2008 13:40:35 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2008/05/10/warmings-new-hybrid-the-grolar-bear-or-pizzly/#comment-12549 Well fellaz - Before we resort to name-calling, lets read the entire article. After Paetkau says that the hybrid he found is not a sign of climate change, you need to read the "Lingering Questions" section right at the end of the article: ---------- "Paetkau adds that the hybrid bear raises several questions........ ....On the other hand, the warming Arctic environment is causing some animals to shift their range northward. It's possible, Paetkau says, that grizzly bears and polar bears may have more offspring-producing encounters in the future. "With one sample, we have no way of distinguishing between the possibilities," he said. "But it does make you sit up straight and want to keep track of that situation and get a sense over the next decade whether this will be a regular occurrence or whether it's a one-off." -------- See, we all like to snatch facts out of context to provide some sort of "gotcha" punchline. This is not objective nor productive. In this case, one instance of a species hybrid can't be a determinant for or against something as global as climate change. The questions is, does it represent an anomaly or does it represent a new pattern? Given the context of changing global environmental patterns, it is worth investigating. Just be objective. Well fellaz – Before we resort to name-calling, lets read the entire article. After Paetkau says that the hybrid he found is not a sign of climate change, you need to read the “Lingering Questions” section right at the end of the article:
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“Paetkau adds that the hybrid bear raises several questions……..

….On the other hand, the warming Arctic environment is causing some animals to shift their range northward. It’s possible, Paetkau says, that grizzly bears and polar bears may have more offspring-producing encounters in the future.

“With one sample, we have no way of distinguishing between the possibilities,” he said.

“But it does make you sit up straight and want to keep track of that situation and get a sense over the next decade whether this will be a regular occurrence or whether it’s a one-off.”
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See, we all like to snatch facts out of context to provide some sort of “gotcha” punchline. This is not objective nor productive. In this case, one instance of a species hybrid can’t be a determinant for or against something as global as climate change. The questions is, does it represent an anomaly or does it represent a new pattern? Given the context of changing global environmental patterns, it is worth investigating.

Just be objective.

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