IS more playful. The grizzly's hibernating-den is 

 usually a substantial, complete affair, while that 

 of the black bear is more or less of a makeshift. 

 The black bear likes to play with other bears, 

 while the grizzly enjoys playing alone. The black 

 climbs a tree easily and often sleeps in a tree- 

 top; the grizzly bear rarely climbs after he passes 

 cubhood. 



Most of the time the grizzly is silent. When he 

 does say anything it is in a queer, but expressive, 

 language. He utters a choppy champ of a cough ; he 

 says "Woof," "Woof," with various accents; he 

 growls eloquently; he grunts and he sniffs. The 

 youngsters say something like "Eu- wow- wow," 

 and when forlorn give an appealing cry I cannot 

 translate into words. 



Little is known concerning the mating-habits of 

 wild grizzly bears. The majority of authorities 

 maintain that mating takes place in June and July, 

 while a few believe that it occurs late in the au- 

 tumn. The few times that I have seen males and 

 females together were in late June and July. 



Although known to the white race only a little 

 more than a century, the grizzly has been a part 

 of the life and legends of the Indians for countless 



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