vigilance, that untiring energy, which seeks to dis- 

 cover whether this strange track, sound, or dis- 

 placement is the camouflage which conceals the 

 enemy or if it be a clue which will lead to some- 

 thing of advantage. He at once endeavors to find 

 out all that may be learned about it. 



The grizzly bear may have inherited a love for 

 exploration. His ancestors were adventurers, com- 

 ing to this continent from Asia. The natural attrac- 

 tion which the new and unusual has for him may 

 generally be gratified in his curiosity about things 

 at home. But we may readily imagine that the 

 grizzly must sometimes become restless when there 

 is nothing stirring near by, when he finds no excite- 

 ment in his home territory, and so wanders like an 

 explorer to seek discoveries in far-off scenes. He is 

 innately an adventurer; he seeks adventure and 

 often finds it. His curiosity does not allow him to 

 live in a rut — to live contentedly with old condi- 

 tions. He is always learning; he keeps alive and 

 growing. 



The grizzly bear simply cannot be understood, 

 nor half understood, if his curiosity is not consid- 

 ered. Notice a grizzly bear pet, observe a grizzly in 

 a zoo, watch both the cubs and the old grizzlies in 



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