tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post7940107815587868565..comments2023-04-04T09:15:46.871-05:00Comments on Shapeshifter Seductions: Cool Bear NewsSerena Shayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17959664736807639363noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-30361091420563964582011-07-08T12:47:05.757-05:002011-07-08T12:47:05.757-05:00Pat, yeah, it mentioned in the above article that ...Pat, yeah, it mentioned in the above article that it was originally thought that Polar Bears were related to Alaskan Brown Bears. It was a surprise to the DNA scientists that was not true. The ancestors were Irish Brown Bears. <br /><br />So, it goes... ~smiles~ <br /><br />Savanna, herself of some Irish descent, with a preference of for being bare in the sunshine.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-43571416896888452272011-07-08T11:14:21.635-05:002011-07-08T11:14:21.635-05:00I saw on some nature show recently - either on PBS...I saw on some nature show recently - either on PBS or NatGeo or something - that polar bears were descendants of brown bears, but I didn't know the brown bears were Irish. That makes it even better.<br /><br />Pat Cunningham<br />Herself of Irish descent, though not always barePat C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10531462055912377327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-82977929500319440062011-07-08T00:01:32.399-05:002011-07-08T00:01:32.399-05:00Rebecca, ya know, I should have noticed that. My o...Rebecca, ya know, I should have noticed that. My only defense is that I was so intrigued with the findings, I started envisioning scenarios of how the bears got together, and what it means for human history as well.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-42120255111216912702011-07-07T22:01:05.482-05:002011-07-07T22:01:05.482-05:00Just noticed that they fixed the actual article to...Just noticed that they fixed the actual article to say "ancestors." I must not have been their only heckler!Rebecca Gillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341836304924085727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-65059606281733309512011-07-07T21:59:07.559-05:002011-07-07T21:59:07.559-05:00LOL! Sorry, couldn't resist, once I noticed it...LOL! Sorry, couldn't resist, once I noticed it. I've been told writers are some of the worst hecklers for journalists. :)Rebecca Gillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341836304924085727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-74607277151038367802011-07-07T19:27:19.658-05:002011-07-07T19:27:19.658-05:00Yep, cool either way. But, it should probably be p...Yep, cool either way. But, it should probably be predecessors instead of descendants in the article... or ancestors... wow, the English language is being misused like crazy these days.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-77274022430483034812011-07-07T18:58:46.936-05:002011-07-07T18:58:46.936-05:00Descendants? Or predecessors? Pretty cool either w...Descendants? Or predecessors? Pretty cool either way!Rebecca Gillanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341836304924085727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-46975432039588647192011-07-07T18:22:34.228-05:002011-07-07T18:22:34.228-05:00Oops! Dye, instead of die... talk about a Freudian...Oops! Dye, instead of die... talk about a Freudian slip of some kind...Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-80111999031102789862011-07-07T18:21:55.226-05:002011-07-07T18:21:55.226-05:00Yep, a whole clan of Irish Polar Bears could be dr...Yep, a whole clan of Irish Polar Bears could be droppin' in for a pint, or two... or three... no wonder they die the poor critters green for St. Patrick's day.Savanna Kougarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698138048388102279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6498899580300269250.post-54512062710551351092011-07-07T17:59:36.367-05:002011-07-07T17:59:36.367-05:00Sure an' we can be lookin' for Paul O'...Sure an' we can be lookin' for Paul O'Bear to droppin' by Dante's for a pint?Pat C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10531462055912377327noreply@blogger.com