the head. Cinnamon and brown are common colors 

 of both grizzHes and black bears. 



The fur of the grizzly, like any fur, is composed 

 of a fine, thick fleece lining and long, coarse hairs 

 which project from it. The under fur may be of any 

 color, but the hairs that project through this are, I 

 believe, invariably dark with a silver tip. Com- 

 monly the fur is long and shaggy on the grizzly's 

 flanks and shoulders. 



The grizzly is from six to seven feet long and in 

 contour is pointed in front, and heavy, though well- 

 rounded, behind. His shoulders are high. The body 

 of the grizzly is longer, straighter along the back 

 line, and less humped on the haunches than the 

 black bear's. The grizzly's head is narrower, the 

 jaws and nose longer and less blunt, than the 

 black's. 



The grizzly always appears larger than he really 

 is. The average weight is between three hundred 

 and fifty and six hundred pounds; males weigh a 

 fourth more than females. Few grizzlies weigh 

 more than seven hundred pounds, though excep- 

 tional specimens are known to have weighed more 

 than one thousand. Adams gave the weight of 

 "Samson," a California grizzly, as fifteen hundred 



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