Grizzly-bear 1031 



In combination with the above Family and generic char- size 

 acters, the Grizzly has very distinctive specific features of size 

 and colour. 



It is greatly to be regretted that full authentic measure- 

 ments of typical Grizzlies have not been put on record. At best 



Fig. 236 — Life studies of Grizzly paws. 



we can go to Lewis and Clark.' They killed a large specimen 

 near Porcupine River in Montana. It measured as follows: 



Length from the nose to the extremity of the 



hind-foot 8 feet jh inches (2,630 mm.) 



Circumference near the fore-leg .... 5 " 10^ " (1,790 mm.) 



" of the neck 3 " II " (1,194 mm.) 



" of the middle of the fore-leg . I foot 11 " (584 mm.) 



Length of the talons 4f " (iii mm.) 



" But this was not the largest Bear killed by the party. 

 They give an account of one which measured 9 feet [2,743 mm.] 

 from the nose to the extremity of the tail, and the talons of 

 another were 6| inches [159 mm.] in length." 



From various data at hand, I should say that an ordinary 

 male Grizzly stood about 3I to 4 feet (1,067 ^° 1,220 mm.) at 

 the shoulder, and a female, about 3 feet (914 mm.). 



The hind-foot of an ordinary adult is about 10 inches 

 (254 mm.) long from heel to tip of longest claw; 9 inches 



' Guthr. Geog., Rhoads reprint, 1894, p. 300. 



