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winter home ? Is it long lived ? "What is said of the age of one in the 

 Menagerie at Paris ? What is its size ? What is said of the ferocity of the 

 Grizzly Bear? What use is made of its claws? How much does it weigh ? 

 Upon what does it feed ? What is said of its strength ? What is said of 

 the size, appearance and food of the American Bear ? What is the size of 

 the young at first ? What is said of the Cinnamon Bear ? Describe the 

 Polar Bear. What is its average length ? What is said of its weight ? 

 What does Dr. Kane remark respecting this animal ? What is its chief 

 diet ? On what else does he feed ? What do these animals eat when on 

 the land ? What is said of their dens ? How do the males spend the win- 

 ter? Define and spell hybernate, migrate and emigrate. When do the 

 female bears sally forth from their winter retreats, and what is their appear- 

 ance, and the degree of their ferocity? What is further said of the Polar 

 Bear ? What is said of the Spectacled Bear ? What of the Siberian Bear ? 

 What of the Syrian Bear ? What of the Sloth Bear ? What of the Malayan 

 Bear ? Are bears found in Africa ? Were they known to exist there dur- 

 ing Cuvier's life ? 







What is said of the remaining animals of this group ? What name is given 

 to the Racoon ? Give the meaning of the generic and specific terms ? How 

 were the racoon and other species formerly arranged? To what continent 

 does it pertain ? On what part is it numerously found ? Describe the ani- 

 mal in his appearance and habits ? What is a favorite kind of food with 

 the racoon? How does it get at the contents of the shells? What does 

 Audubon say as to the racoon's knowledge of the habits of fresh water 

 muscles ? What are its favorite resorts ? How does it appear in captivity ? 

 What is said of its curiosity? Why is it called lotor? How does it spend 

 the winter ? What is said of its flesh and fur ? How does the Crab-eating 

 Racoon differ from the Common Racoon ? Where does it conceal itself in 

 the day time ? On what does it live ? From what is the generic term 

 nasua derived ? Where is the Coati mondi found ? What are its charac- 

 ters? How is it distinguished from the Racoon? How does it use its 

 snout? What is its food? In what respects does it resemble the cat? 

 What is further said of it ? Give the derivation and meaning of CERCOLEP- 

 TES. Where is the Mexican Weasel found? What other names has it? 

 What animal does it resemble ? What is said of its tail and size ? What 

 use does it make of its tongue ? What name has been given it ? Why ? 



What is said of the Badger's teeth ? What of its food ? What of its size 

 and hair? What does "badgering" a person mean? Where is the animal 

 found ? What are its habits ? What is " baiting the Badger?" What is said 

 of the flesh, and what use is made of the skin ? Wherein does the Ameri- 

 can Badger differ from that of Europe ? Where does it abound ? What is 

 said of its Northern and of its Southern range ? What is said of its bur- 

 rows ? How does it annoy huntsmen ? How long and at what season is it 

 torpid ? What is said of the strength of its fore feet and claws ? How are 

 these animals easily caught in the spring ? How do they appear in confine- 

 ment ? What changes does the fur undergo ? What is said of the Indian 

 Badger? What does the genus Gulo include ? Give the characteristics of 

 these animals. How many species ? To what is the species Gulo arcticus 

 intermediate ? What is it sometimes called? Why ? How do these animals 

 injure the fur trade? Upon what does the Glutton feed? What animal 

 does it resemble? What more is said of it? How is the Grison marked, 



