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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 5:56:56 GMT -5
Which name do you guys think its best for a polar bear?
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Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2019 6:18:31 GMT -5
I chose Nanook. Another name I had thought of is Jotunheimr - Scandinavian Frost Giant. If we could give bears proper names as the big cats have.
As for scientific name, I would change it to: Ursus arctos maritimus.
Edit and add: Jotunn ( pronounced Yo-tun ) is a Viking frost giant. Jotunheimr was the land or realm of the frost giants.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 5, 2019 7:45:46 GMT -5
Lars sounds good. By the way, that is an awesome poll you made here Ursus, looks like Carnivora forum.
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Post by King Kodiak on Jan 5, 2019 7:49:19 GMT -5
I chose Nanook. Another name I had thought of is Jotunheim - Scandinavian Frost Giant. If we could give bears proper names as the big cats have. As for scientific name, I would change it to: Ursus arctos maritimus. |
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Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2019 8:05:06 GMT -5
This is true Kodiak and you are not wrong. Polar bears and brown bears are two separate species ( in a matter of speaking and as listed ). They are indeed very different bears. Never-the-less, there is very little difference genetically and from the beginning and on into the future, brown bears and polar bears will continue to share their DNA with each other. So, how they are named is nothing more than a scientific choice.
Rather than refer to a polar bear as a cousin to the brown bear, I would call them brothers and sisters to the brown bear. Very different yet very much alike. No brown bear family tree is complete without the polar bear.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 5, 2019 8:32:41 GMT -5
Lars sounds good. By the way, that is an awesome poll you made here Ursus, looks like Carnivora forum. Thanks. I think I made a thread similar to this one in Carnivora forum. If I were to name a polar bear, he will be called 'Isbjorn' a scandinavian name for polar bear or ice bear. |
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Post by tom on Jan 5, 2019 15:32:38 GMT -5
Storm or maybe Chinook.
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Post by brobear on Jan 5, 2019 15:51:52 GMT -5
Tom's answer brings up a question. Ursus, do you mean a name for the species, such as lion rather than manned cat or tiger rather than stripped cat? This was the thought I had. Or, are you referring to a name for an individual bear should you get to know one so well?
As a common name for the species: Jotunn.
For an individual polar bear pal: Odin.
Note: I'm not really so hung-up on names from Scandinavian mythology, it's just the way I view a polar bear.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2019 4:03:36 GMT -5
In this thread it is a name meant for an individual polar bear if I get to know one well.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 1:31:18 GMT -5
"Anderson" sounds like a good name.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 14, 2019 7:02:03 GMT -5
Surprise nobody voted for Iorek yet. That is the name of an armored polar bear in the film ' Golden Compass'.
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Post by brobear on Jan 28, 2019 9:16:01 GMT -5
Nanook the polar bear and Aklak the grizzly ( Inuit words ).
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