THE BEAR. 





Polar Bear. 



Grizzly Bear. 



The Bears and their allies are mostly heavy, and walk with the whole foot placed flat on the ground, 

 unlike the cats, dogs, &c, who walk with merely their paws or toes. All the bears are omnivorous, that 

 is, they can eat either animal or vegetable food, so that a leg of mutton, a pot of honey, a potato, or an 

 apple, are each equally acceptable. 



The Polar, or White Bear, called Nennook by the Esquimaux, lives in the Arctic regions, where it feeds 

 on seals, fish, and even the walrus, but it dares not attack the latter animal openly. It is a formidable 

 antagonist either by land or water, as it dives with great ease, and is able to chase the seal amid the waves. 



The Grizzly Bear is a native of North America. It is the most ferocious and powerful of its family. 

 The American Indians, fear it so much that a necklace of its claws, which may only be worn by the indi- 

 vidual who destroyed the bear, is a decoration entitling the wearer to the highest honors. It is able to 

 overcome and carry off the enormous bison, and to dig a pit in w T hich to bury it. 



The Cinnamon Bear is found in Russia. It is so called from its color. 



The Brown Bear inhabits the north of Europe, Switzerland, and the Pyrenees. It has been extirpated 

 from England for many centuries, but is recorded to have been found in Scotland so late as 1057. The 

 inhabitants of Northern Europe hunt it with much skill, and take it in traps and pitfalls, availing themselves 

 of its love for honey. The Bear scents the honey and in his endeavor to come at it, falls into the pitfall 

 and is captured. 



Black Bear. 



Cinnamon | 



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Brown Bear 



