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is along the seashore and on the lower courses of 

 streams. There is also a food-belt above the tim- 

 ber-line, where mice abound and where there is 

 grass upon which bears feed. The seasonal nature 

 of part of the food may thus encourage or compel 

 bears of one locality to travel a long distance to 

 secure the only food obtainable. 



If there be straggling grizzlies who wander about 

 like gypsies, they are the rare exception : the near- 

 est to them were the few "buffalo grizzlies," those 

 that in old days followed the migrating buffalo 

 herds. 



Though the problem of getting a living makes 

 up most of the grizzly's daily programme, he 

 knows the wisdom of taking time off and having a 

 change from the routine of life. The ability to con- 

 centrate in eager play is probably one of the best 

 evidences of the grizzly's unusual brain-power. It 

 is good to know that, although most of the time he 

 lives alone and takes things seriously, he also has 

 the power to relax and to build and restore himself 

 in play. This may help to give contentment to soli- 

 tary life in home territory. 



When well fed, the grizzly sometimes strolls over 

 his estate and pauses to watch the antics of other 



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