1 88 The Grizzly Bear 



logs and rocks much as the grizzly does, but he uses his 

 entire paw for this purpose, whereas the grizzly will often 

 use a single claw, almost as though it were a finger. The 

 black bear is an agile climber, and, at times, when forced 

 to climb against his will, will cling to the trunk of a tree and 

 circle it like a squirrel to keep out of sight of the hunter. 



On the grizzly's front paw the pad is only slightly 

 rounded out in front, while in the rear it is convex instead 

 of concave, as in the case of the black bear. It also shows 

 a decided indentation just back of the big toe, and the 

 marks left on the ground by the long curved claws are at a 

 distance of two or three inches from the ends of the toes. 

 These claws are not at all adapted to tree climbing, as 

 will be seen at a glance, but are used for digging roots, 

 turning over logs and rocks, and are invaluable for fight- 

 ing. These claws vary in color; sometimes they are 

 striped, sometimes white, and sometimes almost black. 

 The three middle ones are much longer than the two out- 

 side ones. 



There are also distinct differences in the hind feet of 

 these two animals. One salient characteristic of the 

 grizzly's hind foot is a protuberance on the outside of the 

 pad just back of the little toe. This is not found on the 

 hind foot of the black bear; but the latter has, on the other 

 hand, two small protuberances on the inside of the pad, 

 one near the big toe and one near the heel. In some cases 

 these are more noticeable than in others, but their im- 

 pressions are always to be found. Another noticeable 

 difference lies in the shape of the heels. That of the 

 grizzly is sharply pointed, and if a line be drawn from the 

 middle toe along the axis of the foot, the point of the heel 



