cubs stopped by a tree to dig out mice. In the 

 midst of her digging mother grizzly caught a faint 

 scent of me and instantly was all concentration. 

 On tiptoe, motionless as a statue, she stood look- 

 ing, listening, and gathering information with her 

 nostrils. Then she relaxed, dropped on all fours, 

 and for a moment seemed uncertain as to her next 

 move. One of the cubs concluded to suckle. In- 

 stantly the mother knocked him headlong with a 

 side swing of her left fore paw. Such thoughtless- 

 ness in the face of possible danger was evidently 

 too much to be excused. 



The little cub landed some yards away, tum- 

 bling heels over head. He showed no surprise, in 

 fact pretended that this was a part of his plan. The 

 instant he rolled on his feet he sniffed the earth 

 eagerly as though he had made a remarkable dis- 

 covery and started to dig. Without uncovering a 

 thing he presently raced away to overtake mother 

 and the other cub. 



Cubs appear to depend upon mother's milk until 

 they are about six months of age. Before this time 

 they may eat a little solid food now and then, but 

 this is done more out of curiosity and in imitation 

 of mother than from desire. It is likely to be July 



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