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Polar Bears Have Irish Ancestors

Posted July 07, 2011 1:21 PM

From BBC News - Science & Environment:

The maternal ancestors of modern polar bears were from Ireland, according to a DNA study of ancient brown bear bones.

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Usbport Guru Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Trantor Posts: 5363 Good Answers: 647	#1 Re: Polar Bears Have Irish Ancestors 07/07/2011 1:39 PM
	If Obama can have Irish ancestors, anyone can have Irish ancestors. _{/I have Irish ancestors.} __________________ Whiskey, women -- and astrophysics. Because sometimes a problem can't be solved with just whiskey and women.
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Baxter Guru Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 845 Good Answers: 8	#2 Re: Polar Bears Have Irish Ancestors 07/07/2011 2:08 PM
	they look so cute, right up until..... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14057707
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EElectrician Power-User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: KY, USA Posts: 367 Good Answers: 18	#3 Re: Polar Bears Have Irish Ancestors 07/08/2011 9:39 AM
	Obviously any creature as white as a polar bear must have originated in Ireland __________________ The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do. ~Thomas Jefferson
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JAMESGPECK Participant Join Date: Mar 2020 Posts: 4	#4 In reply to #3 Re: Polar Bears Have Irish Ancestors 05/24/2020 10:44 AM
	Aren't they related to Kodiaks. __________________ James
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