Hybrid Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. x Ursus thibetanus)

stubeanz · 5 Mar 2014

That is one of the strangest bears in have seen!

TeaLovingDave · 6 Mar 2014

Looks more like a Ussuri brown bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus) which is either moulting, or has a mild case of alopecia.

bongowwf · 6 Mar 2014

TeaLovingDave said:
Looks more like a Ussuri brown bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus) which is either moulting, or has a mild case of alopecia.

1. Skull shape (this photo clearly shows an elongated skull, which is not typical for a Brown Bear).
2. Body shape
3. Wool coat
Anyway, it is closer to the Tibetan Brown Bear (Ursus arctos pruinosus) Chengdu Zoo than to Ussuri Brown Bear (Ursus arctos lasiotus) - http://shaggygod.proboards.com/thread/478/ussuri-brown-bear?page=3#page=1

FBBird · 6 Mar 2014

Hybrid Bear

At first glance I read TLD's comment as 'a mild case of Alpaca'. Which works.

JBZvolunteer · 7 Mar 2014

FBBird said:
At first glance I read TLD's comment as 'a mild case of Alpaca'. Which works.

Move over ligers, Bearpacas are hitting the seen!

Jackwow · 7 Mar 2014

That's one sorry looking bear!

Monty · 7 Mar 2014

FBBird said:
At first glance I read TLD's comment as 'a mild case of Alpaca'. Which works.

Alpacas are a prick to shear. I suspect this bear would have the same trait.

Terry Thomas · 10 Jul 2021

A rather odd looking animal!

Hybrid Bear (Ursus arctos ssp. x Ursus thibetanus)

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