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their thick skins protecting them from the revengeful 

 stings of the bees. Eemains of this Bear have been 

 found in the ruins of the Swiss lake dwellings at 

 Eobenhausen, and other places. The teeth were pierced 

 for ornaments. 



SYEIAN BEAR. 



Ursiis syriacus. 



The Syrian Bear is the Bear of the Scriptures. It 

 appears to be merely a large light-coloured variety of 

 the Russian and Siberian Bear, this difference being 

 produced by the climate and the exposed regions in 

 which it lives. 



ISABELLINE BEAE. 



Ursiis isahclUnus. 



This is another variety of the so-called Brown Bear. 

 It has thick, coarse, harsh hair or fur, in many cases 

 almost white, and some light grizzly. It is found in 

 Assam, Burmah, and North India, and is abundant in 

 the Himalayas. 



GEIZZLY BEAE (AMEEICAN). 



JJrsns ferox. 



French : Ours gris. German : Grauer Bar. 



This Bear is in reality a variety of the foregoing 

 species. It exceeds all others in ferocity and strength, 

 attacking the hunters without fear, especiall}^ when 



