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are found. Theobald, in Mason's ' Burma,' doubts if U. malayanus 

 is found in Pegu. 



Habits. But little known except in captivity. This bear is a 

 purely forest animal and an admirable climber. It is essentially 

 frugivorous, but like other bears occasionally kills and eats animals 

 and birds. It is said to be very fond of honey, and it probably 

 devours insects and their larvae. Occasionally it is said to attack 

 man. The instances of such attacks mentioned by Dr. Mason in 

 his work on Burma may, however, have been due to U. torquatits 

 and not to the present species. 



In confinement U. malayanus soon becomes very tame if cap- 

 tured young, and from its activity and antics is very amusing. 

 Good accounts of tamed animals are given by Sir Stamford Baffles, 

 and by Col. McMaster in his ' Notes on Jerdon.' 



Genus MELUESUS, Meyer (1794). 

 Syn. Prochilm, Illiger (1811). 



The median pair of incisors in the upper jaw are wanting even 

 in the young. Dentition : i. |, c. j^j, pm. ^, m. -^|. All the 

 molars and premolars very small, the latter separated from each 



Fig. 53. Skull of Melursus ursinus. 



other by .a considerable interval. Claws very large and powerful ; 

 snout elongate and mobile. Otherwise as in Ursus. Vertebra : 

 C. 7, D. 15, L. 5, S. 5, C. 11. 



Only one species is known, and this is peculiar to the Indian 

 Peninsula and Ceylon. 



