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NA T UR A L HIS TOR \ ' 



Tn the United States its place is taken by the black bear, which can at 

 once be distinguished by the glossy black color of its long, hairy fur. 

 Besides this typical form there are some varieties. Thus in the Rocky 

 Mountains occurs the cinnamon-bear, the fur of which is a dark chestnut or 

 cinnamon color ; while in our southern states occurs a yellow bear. These 



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Fig. 51(). — Brown bear (Ursus arctos). 



are both without much doubt varieties of the common black bear. Of the 

 black bear itself, the hunters recognize two types. One is a long-legged, 

 long-bodied form called the ranger-bear ; while the shorter-bodied, shorter- 

 legged, and blacker form is called the hog-bear. In this case it is certain 

 that the differences are those of mere individual variation, as two cubs 

 from the same litter have been known to develop in the two different 

 lines. 



