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A little afterwards traces of a female with two small cubs was 

 again observed. All the traces on the ice (the outside of the islands). 



2^/з. Lat. 78° 55' n. Fresh traces of a bear with two small cubs. 



South of "Schnauders 0" fresh bear traces were seen twice — 

 in both cases belonging to a female with two small cubs. 



Several bear traces a little more to the south. 



Dr. Lindhard states to have seen on April 17**^ 1908 fresh traces 

 of a bear far out on "Sælsøen". The traces seemed to start from 

 the inland-ice, going outward across the lake. 



Record from Jarner's sledge drive to the south in the spring 

 1908. 



^^U. Traces of a she-bear with two very small cubs in the 

 neighbourhood of Teufelkap. 



After the opinion of the narrator a great many bears have their 

 stronghold west of Teufelkap before ^'Brede Bræ". The territory 

 here offers the most excellent localities and is extremely rich in 

 seals. 



^^/4. 2 bears — male and female — were shot. The bears were 

 seen before that time wandering close to each other. Judging from 

 the sexual organ of the female, pairing had taken place recently. 



The stomachs of the animals contained rests of seals; one of 

 them a seal-foetus. 



^^/4. A large male bear and a smaller female were seen together. 

 When the dogs were approaching the bears, the male drove his 

 companion towards the coast, while he himself attacked his pur- 

 suers. A single dog kept the she-bear at bay on an ice-berg for 

 about an hour. Both bears were shot. 



In several places parallel foot-prints of two adult bears were 

 seen (pairing?). 



^^/4. Traces of five different bears were seen on the ice. (A 

 seal was lying on the ice near its breathing hole.) 



(The ice here breaks up several times, even in the middle of 

 the winter.) 



^/5. 2 bears — male and female — were shot. The female was 

 small and emaciated, the male large and fat. The stomachs empty. 



^/5. A large male and a small — probably two years old — 

 female were shot. The bears were coming from the open water. 

 The sexual organ of the female betrayed pairing. 



^/5, A bear лvas seen. 



^/5. A large male bear shot. 



