zling sun-glare from his eyes, for presently he 

 moved his head to one side to watch the shadow. 



Abruptly he ended, rose to his feet, and started 

 off briskly in the direction he was traveling in 

 when the blue shadow upon the snow coaxed him 

 to stop and play. 



, Generally the grizzly plays alone. Most animals 

 play with one or many others of their species. 

 Three or four times I have seen a lone grizzly play- 

 ing much after the manner of a dog — playing 

 with himself as it were. He ran round and round in 

 a small circle, alternating this with leaping into the 

 air and dodging about, and rolling on his back with 

 feet waving in the air. He ended the play with a 

 lively and enthusiastic chase of his tail. 



The two cubs that I raised were always eager 

 for play. They played with each other, they were 

 ready at all times to play with me, and occasion- 

 ally one of them played with my dog Scotch. Griz- 

 zlies in captivity will sometimes play with their 

 keeper. Perhaps they would do so more frequently 

 if they liked the keeper. Sometimes pet bears will 

 play with strangers. They are ready to seize an 

 opportunity for brief play and in this, as with 

 the man who was impersonating bears, they 



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