Any one who sees a grizzly bear in his rugged 

 mountain home or even in a National Park, which 

 is a wilderness-land, will receive a lasting impres- 

 sion. It is the character of this animal that stands 

 out. He is of heroic size and powerfully built, but 

 he is at all times so dignified, and so wide-awake, 

 that his individuality never fails to impress you. 

 The splendid animal and the scene wherein he 

 stood will often be recalled. Again and again you 

 will wonder concerning him and his life, his neigh- 

 bors, and his territory. The interest which you have 

 received may lead you to revisit the wild, revivify- 

 ing mountain-land in which he lives. 



When the hunter ceased firing in the Yellow- 

 stone National Park, the grizzly bear was the first 

 of the big wild animals to discover that it was safe 

 to show himself. The wildest animal, extremely 

 shy of being seen even at long range, he showed his 

 superior intelligence, his strong character, in being 

 the first to realize that times had changed and that 

 man had ceased trying to kill the wild folks on 

 sight. It took the other big animals a long time to 

 learn that they were protected. Many of them re- 

 lied on old experiences, and for years, on the ap- 

 proach of man, they ran for their lives. 



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