THE grizzly bear has the most curiosity of 

 any animal that I have watched. As curiosity 

 arises from the desire to know, it appears that the 

 superior mentality of the grizzly may be largely 

 due to the alertness which curiosity sustains. 



Although the grizzly has learned the extreme 

 danger of exposing himself near man, yet, at times, 

 all his vigilant senses are temporarily hypnotized 

 by curiosity. On rare occasions it betrays him into 

 trouble, or lands a cub in a trap. In old bears curi- 

 osity is accompanied with a keenness of observa- 

 vation and a caution that enable him to satisfy his 

 desire for information without exposure to danger. 

 Often it enables him to anticipate a concealed dan- 

 ger — to penetrate the camouflage of something 

 dangerous. Curiosity prevents oncoming events 

 from being thrust on the curious. It is an effort 

 to obtain advance information instead of taking 

 things as they come. 



In 1826 Drummond, the botanist, collected 

 plants in the Rocky Mountains. In stopping to ex- 



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