THE LABIATED OR SLOTH BEAR. One of the most peculiar forms of the Bear family is this animal, which the artist has appropriately pic- 

 tured in company with the wild Sheep of the Himalayan region. The long, flexible, protruding lip, which gives the animal its name of Lahiated. or Lipped 

 Bear, is the most striking feature of the animal, giving it a comical appearance. Its name of Sloth Bear comes from certain superficial resemblances to the 

 Sloth including its long claws, and also because of its slow and clumsy movements. [Mclursiis labiatus.) 



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