Macfarlane's Bear

For those interested in lesser-known mystery animals, Macfarlane's bear is noted occasionally in cryptozoological literature. While the specimen is usually now attributed to the grizzly (albeit somewhat unusual in appearance), for a brief period it was placed in its own genus. A 1946 article in Natural History was forwarded by Kevin Stewart, and has been placed in the BioFortean Review historical articles section. (Given that the specimen is located in the Smithsonian, it would be interesting to see some genetic work done with it. Some, Matt Bille most recently, have noted that it might have been a hybrid grizzly-polar bear.)