ziy is ferocious, is seeking to kill. No, the grizzly 

 does not look for a fight; he is for peace at almost 

 any price. 



The grizzly fights in self-defense; men do the 

 same. A man is not criminal for fighting in self- 

 defense; neither is a grizzly. For this self-defense 

 fighting the grizzly should not be put in the crimi- 

 nal class. "The worm will turn," is an old saying. 

 All animals fight in self-defense, some more quickly 

 than others. Few ever succeed against man; the 

 grizzly often does. Apparently the effective self- 

 defense of the grizzly is responsible for his criminal 

 reputation. 



It is common for those who believe that the griz- 

 zly is ferocious to believe also that he eats human 

 flesh. There is no known instance of his having 

 done so. 



We are now hearing that the Alaska bears are 

 especially ferocious. Yet, in Alaska at the present 

 time, and for many years in the past, the bear 

 trails are concealed as much as possible by being in 

 the woods. This would prevent the bear on the 

 trail being readily seen by man. Along the sea, 

 where much bear food is cast ashore, the trails are 

 not upon the open beach but some distance away 



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