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Quadrupeds. 



monalty, of the olden time nay, even royalty itself 

 delighted. A bear-bait was one of the recreations 

 offered to Elizabeth at Kenil worth, and in the Earl of 

 Northumberland's Household Book we read of twenty 

 shillings for his bearward. In Southwark there was a 

 regular bear-garden, that disputed popularity with the 

 Globe and Swan theatres, on the same side of the 

 water. Now, however, so much do tastes alter, (in this 

 instance certainly for the better) such barbarous sports 

 are banished from the metropolis." 



The Bear is a flat-footed animal, and can stand easily 

 upon its broad hind feet, but is extremely awkward and 

 sluggish in its movements. He possesses, however, the 

 faculty of climbing to an extraordinary degree ; and, in 

 his native country frequently ascends lofty trees in pur- 

 suit of honey, of which he is excessively fond. Bears 

 swim well, and will cross not only broad rivers, but 

 sometimes even an arm of the sea. 



THE MALAYAN SUN-BEAK. (Ursus Malayanus.) 

 IN this Bear the hair is short and black, except on the 



