First, it was hybrid cars, now it is hybrid bears

An unusual bear shot by a hunter days ago in Nunavut, a territory in northern Canada, is thought by experts to be a "grolar" or "pizzly" bear.

The grizzly-polar bear hybrid has only been found a few times.

But some scientists say the two bear species are breeding more often because climate change is causing them to cross paths.

Chris Servheen, a bear biologist and Adjunct Associate Research Professor at the University of Montana, said sightings of this hybrid bear species have been very rare in the past.

"But they seem to be more common now," he said.

Read the ABC story - “Grolar bears: Climate change could be behind grizzly-polar bear hybrid, scientists say.”