OF WILD ANIMALS 17 



The puma is sanguine, good natured, quiet and peaceful. 



The wolves are sanguine, crafty, dangerous and cruel. 



The foxes are hysterical, timid and full of senseless fear. 



The lynxes are sanguine, philosophic, and peaceful. 



The mustelines are either nervous or hysterical, courageous, 

 savage, and even murderous. 



The bears are so very interesting that it is well worth while 

 to consider the leading species separately. Possibly our con- 

 clusions will reveal some unsuspected conditions. 



Bear Temperaments, by Species. The polar bears are 

 sanguine, but in captivity they are courageous, treacherous 

 and dangerous. 



The Alaskan brown bears in captivity are sanguine, cour- 

 ageous, peaceful and reliable, but in the wilds they are aggres- 

 sive and dangerous. 



The grizzlies are nervous, keen, cautious, and seldom wan- 

 tonly aggressive. 



The European brown bears are sanguine, optimistic and 

 good-natured. 



The American black bears are sanguine and quiet, but very 

 treacherous. 



The sloth bears of India are nervous or hysterical, and 

 uncertain. 



The Malay sun bears are hysterical, aggressive and evil- 

 tempered. 



The Japanese black bears are nervous, cowardly and ag- 

 gressive. 



To those who form and maintain large collections of bears, 

 involving much companionship in dens, it is necessary to keep 

 a watchful eye on the temperament chart. 



The Deer. In our Zoological Park establishment there is 

 no collection in which both the collective and the individual 

 equation is more troublesome than the deer family. In their 

 management, as with apes, monkeys and bears, it is necessary 

 to take into account the temperament not only of the species, 



