IV. 

 THE CINNAMON BEAR. 



Ursus Cinnamoneous. 



The Cinnamon Bear has been called a va- 

 riety of black bear. I am inclined to be- 

 lieve it a separate genus. The head has 

 many points of difference. It is wider. The 

 eyes are set deeper, and closer together. 

 There is a better breadth of brain. The 

 feet are smaller. The fur is rather longer 

 than that of the black bear and much 

 softer. The color is dark chestnut, and as 

 the bear ages there is an occasional gray 

 hair. The cinnamon is more dignified than 

 the black bear, and he also remembers an 

 injury longer. A baby cinnamon was cap- 

 tured by a friend of mine and brought to 

 the city. A chain was placed about its 

 neck, and this was attached to a peg that 

 was hammered in the ground. As soon as 

 I heard of the coming of his bearship I hur- 



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