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photographing him. Long before I arrived at the 

 top of the cliff I had concluded that I was following 

 a reasoning animal, one who might be more alert 

 than I myself. 



Though a grizzly has both speed and strength, 

 he generally uses his wits and thus obtains the de- 

 sired end in the easiest way. Three or four persons 

 have told me that they have seen instances of a 

 grizzly bear's taking the part of an acrobat. The 

 bear, by this means, endeavored to attract the at- 

 tention of cattle, with the idea of drawing them 

 close and seizing one of them. Among his pranks he 

 turned an occasional somersault, rolled over and 

 over, and chased his tail. 



A Utah grizzly killed about one thousand head 

 of cattle in fifteen years. During this time there 

 was a large reward offered for his death. Numerous 

 attempts were made to capture him. Old hunters 

 and trappers tried with rifles and traps; expedi- 

 tions of men, horses, and dogs pursued him. All 

 these years he lived on as usual in his home terri- 

 tory, made a kill every few days, and was seen 

 only two or three times. 



Another grizzly, eluding pursuers, slaughtered 

 live stock freely, and managed to survive thirty- 



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