All polar bears - the Irish! Bashny.Net

Scientists say that all Polar Bears had one common ancestor - a brown bear, who lived in Ireland about 20 000 - 50 000 years ago. Around that time, the North Atlantic there have been dramatic changes in the climate that led to the glaciation that habitats of ancient brown and polar bears partially coincided.

It seems that the ancient polar bears and brown bears Irish crossed the territory of modern Ireland, which has led to the emergence of a single species of polar bears. Irish brown bears became extinct more than 9000 years ago, but their descendants were polar and thrive.

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