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Ursus species
When I was editing my bear pictures from Churchill, MB, and Chilko, BC, I was struck with the similarity of pose between two different species of Ursus, the polar bear (Ursus maritimus) and the grizzly bear (Ursus arctos horribilis). With climate change, the ranges of the grizzly has expanded north, leading to more overlapping between the two species with increases in hybridization between the two called variously grolars, pizzlies, grizzlar and nanulak, taken from the Inuit names for polar bear (nanuk) and grizzly bear (aklak).
polar bearUrsus maritimusgrizzly bearUrsus arctos horribilusstridingfrozen shorelineriver bankHudson BayManitobaChilko RiverBritish Columbia
Terry Allen
on February 3, 2022Many thanks everyone for your nice comments!
Boobaby
on February 3, 2022They are both so beautiful..wonderful shots!!
Rick Willis
on February 3, 2022Nice shots for Comparison 😃...
Gene Hyder
on February 3, 2022Superb shot.
fotoeffects
on February 2, 2022Wonderful contrast between the two species! Fabulous images! We watch a lot of nature documentaries and whenever we are watching videos of bears, I compare them to the images you have shot without even thinking about it. Of course, one medium is video, while yours is still photography, but I have to say that you provide my benchmark for excellence!
Greg&Rose Photography
on February 2, 2022Both so powerful brilliant collage
Pascale GUY
on February 2, 2022Wow !!! Fabulous ! Stunning collage ! They have both the same attitude !!! No word to explain all I thought looking at this picture ! Well done !!!
Judith Sparhawk
on February 2, 2022Interesting comparison--so much alike, and yet they really are different. I wonder what the hybrids look like--the hybrid names are funny--I think pizzlies make them sound small and silly, while grolars sound strong and fierce. (My impressions only!)
Lgood
on February 2, 2022What an outstanding capture of these two in a similar pose. Bears of all kinds are such fascinating animals. Thanks for sharing this comparison with us Terry!
Wayne Wendel
on February 2, 2022Outstanding wildlife photos; well done.