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maternal anxiety. The dam will attack any man who comes 

 near her cubs, and on this account it is dangerous to go in the 

 early summer afoot through chaparral where bears make their 

 home. Usually a grizzly will get out of the way when he sees 

 or hears a man, and sometimes, but rarely, will run when 

 wounded. It is said that grizzlies, in seasons of scarcity, used 

 to break into the huts of the Indians and eat them. No in- 

 stance of this kind, however, has been reported for some years 

 past. 



The greater portion of the food of the grizzly is vegetable, 

 such as grass, clover, berries, acorns, and roots. The manza- 

 nita, service, salmon, and whortleberries, are all favorites with 

 him. The roots which he eats are of many different species, 

 and it was from him that we learned the existence of a Cali- 

 fornian truffle, very similar to the European tuber of the same 

 name. The grizzly is very fond of fresh pork, at least after 

 he knows its taste, and which he soon learns if swine come 

 within his reach. The farmers in those districts where the 

 bears are abundant, shut up their hogs every night in corrals 

 or pens, surrounded by very strong and high fences, which the 

 bears frequently tear down. After having killed a hog, if 

 any part of the carcass is left, the grizzly will return at night 

 and feast upon the remains, until it becomes putrid. He pre- 

 fers, however, the fresh pork, if it can be had. Not un fre- 

 quently the grizzly discovers the carcasses of deer, elk, and 

 antelope, killed by hunters, who have gone off after horses to 

 carry their game home. In such case, the hunter usually finds 

 little left for him when he gets back. They do not like climb- 

 ing, and rarely attempt to ascend trees. The grizzly, though 

 he often moves about and feeds in the day, prefers the night, 

 and almost invariably selects it as the time for approaching 

 houses, as he often does, in search of food. The cub is one of 

 the most playful, good-humored, and amusing of animals. He 

 will tumble somersets, sit up on his haunches and box, and in 

 some of his pranks will show a humor and intelligence 



