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Animals in the Wild 



THE POLAR BEAR DOES NOT SEEM TO MISS ITS ICE FLOES 



At first thought it seems astonishing that this native of the Arctic regions can 

 thrive in temperate-zone zoos. Apparently the polar bear is not uncomfortable 

 so long as it has a chance to immerse itself in a refreshing pool. This animal 

 has a keen sense of smell in detecting food or enemies. 



man in the same way that it pursues the large mammals. The 

 polar bear mother, like all bear mothers, is a conscientious guard- 

 ian and teacher of her cubs. She frequently offers them a unique 

 towing service in the water, allowing them to grip her tail with 

 their teeth! 



The Grizzly Bear: You may look with some awe at the grizzlies, 

 as they have won a reputation as the most ferocious of all bears. 

 Books about the lives of the American pioneers and frontiersmen 

 contain many accounts of struggles with grizzlies. If wounded or 

 fearful for their cubs, they may kill a man but they do not go out 

 of their way to hunt him. Grizzlies live chiefly on fruit, berries, 

 insects, fish, and small mammals. 



THE GIANT PANDA CHILDREN'S FAVORITE 



Few zoos are in a position to exhibit so rare an animal as 

 the giant panda, but wherever it is shown, this strikingly marked 

 black and white mammal makes an immediate hit with children. 

 Not until 1937 was a giant panda captured alive. It was a baby, 

 and had many of the appealing ways of a human baby. It romped 



