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down. There was fifteen minutes' struggling and roaring, 

 and the two immense beasts rolled over and over, crush- 

 ing flat a wide area in the field. The herd gathered 

 around, and bellowed with rage and terror ; but the bear 

 never slackened his hold until the bull was exhausted and 

 ceased to strive. Then up rose Bruin as light as a cat, 

 and the herd ran bellowing to the hills. While the bear 

 was feasting on his prey, I rode up and put a bullet 

 through his heart." 



17. The polar bear is a rival of the grizzly in size, 

 strength, and ferocity. Its usual weight is from eight 



The Polar Bear. 



hundred to one thousand pounds, but an occasional one 

 has been killed weighing twelve hundred to fifteen hun- 

 dred pounds. Its color is a silvery white, with a slight 



