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It is a strange thing that the bear 

 should always endeavour to tear the head 

 and face when it attacks a man ; the 

 native idea is that it seeks to get at the 

 brain and devour it, and I conclude that 

 this is really the case, as the head is in- 

 variably the object of attack. 



I once introduced a tame, half-grown 

 bear to a large turtle ; without a mo- 

 ment's hesitation the bear planted all 

 four feet on the turtle and began to try 

 and tear off the upper shell in a business- 

 like way, which would no doubt have 

 been successful if we had not interfered. 

 As this bear had been with us from its 

 infancy, and had never seen a turtle, 

 its proceedings must have been the re- 

 sult of a very strong instinct indeed. 



From Gokern the bands of pilgrims 



