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Grisly Grizzly Bear

The Brown Grizzly Bear is so called, 
not for its grizzled hair, grey-tipped
but because it is truly grisly, horrible!
(Ursus arctos horribilis)
This brown bear is gruesome and deplorable.

The amber Pizzly Bear is so called,
not for its swizzle stick.
but because it is a hybrid bear, 
a Polar-Grizzly cross, 
(Ursus maritimus × Ursus arctos)

The ash-grey Koala Bear is not a bear at all,
though it's nice and teddy-bear cuddly.
(Phascolarctos cinereus) 
But the 'arktos' in its genus name, means 'bear'.
Its been wrongly named from the start, 
the 'ashy-grey' pouched bear.
So there you have it!
Three bears, caught breaking and entering, 
slagging off the language.

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Robert L. Hinshaw July 23, 2021 at 1:04 PM Enjoyed your write, John. Black bears are quite common here in Col Springs - they roam the streets, break in to homes and stores and hang out in peoples back yards and pools! Bob John Anderson July 23, 2021 at 1:22 PM Three Bears were repeat break and enter offenders. Only fake bear Koalas here down under! Cheers

Darlene De Beaulieu July 23, 2021 at 12:07 PM Hello John Anderson, I love the bears. The Brown Grizzly, I have never seen an Amber bear, I like the black bears. i also like the Polar bears. My fav. is the Koala bear. Why is is koala bear not a bear? Then what is a koala bear called? Enjoy your day my friend. John Anderson July 23, 2021 at 12:19 PM Sorry, you jumped the gun a bit. See the update, Cheers