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and the Indian gives many proofs to show 

 his descent from the grizzly and the Spirit 

 of the Mountain. I want to add a curious 

 fact: The grizzly is the only one of the 

 Ursidae that moves his toes and fingers in- 

 dependently of one another just like a man. 

 Also the bear walks with his foot full upon 

 the ground. In further proof the grizzly, 

 when young, and all other bears, except 

 one, descend a tree backward and head up, 

 as a man would. The clown bear, or spec- 

 tacled bear, will sometimes descend head 

 down and enjoy a good laugh over it. At 

 least he seems to laugh. After the grizzly 

 has attained bulk and weight with age, he 

 cannot climb trees, as his claws are not 

 strong enough to sustain his weight. 



A short time after "Monarch," the large 

 grizzly, arrived in San Francisco, my model, 

 a very considerate young person, who loved 

 all animals, came to the studio one day 

 with the story that she had made friends 

 with the great beast. It was about the time 

 when "Monarch" was being starved. He 



