Pelts 



There is no mistaking the tracks of a bear once 

 you have seen them, as the animal walks on the 

 soles of his feet. I show the track of one foot 

 here. 



The common black bear of the plains of India, 

 the sloth or Indian bear (Melursus ursinus), which 



Track of a bear. 



is the only bear we shall consider here, is common 

 throughout the country, from the Himalaya 

 southwards down into Ceylon. It is to be found 

 chiefly in the rocky and hilly parts of the country, 

 and is most numerous in the wilder and jungle- 

 covered tracts. 



The sloth bear has rather a handsome skin of 

 long black hair, with a white muzzle and claws and 



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