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animal itself. But it must be admitted that accurate infor- 

 mation is wanting upon many particulars connected with 

 his way of life. Hibernation, for example, which is a trait 

 varying greatly in its completeness among species of differ- 

 ent genera, appears to be absent in this case. These 

 animals go about both by day and night, in cold weather as 

 much as in warm. There are perfectly reliable accounts 

 of their having been encountered at all seasons, and in 

 situations which were peculiarly favorable for going into 

 winter quarters if the animal had desired to do so. 



Again, the grizzly's exploits as a hunter are involved in 

 much obscurity. It does not require great skill for him to 

 catch buffalo, or supply himself with beef on a cattle 

 range. The Bovidce in general are not particularly intel- 

 ligent, and no doubt an ambuscade which might be suc- 

 cessful with them is managed without much difficulty. 

 With deer, however, it is not the same. Caribou and elk, 

 the black and white tailed Cervidcs, are not to be had 

 by any man without a previous acquisition of consider- 

 able knowledge, without the power to put this in practice 

 according to varying circumstances, and without great 

 practical dexterity in several directions. Bears are not 

 exempt from the requirements pointed out. All that is 

 true of instinct restricts itself in every instance of effi- 

 ciency to the fact that transmitted faculty makes acquisi- 

 tion rapid and promotes the passage of deliberate into 

 automatic action. Apart from the advantages he possesses 

 in this way, a grizzly bear needs to learn in the same way 

 as a man. There are occasions constantly occurring in 

 which mind must be exercised in a manner such as expe- 



