THE BROWN, RED, OR SNOW BEAR 



to this particular game, are now things of the 

 past. 



He appears to attain seven feet or more in 

 length, but individuals vary much in size as well 

 as in colour, the fur of some being of a very much 

 lighter shade than that of others. 



The brown bear strictly hibernates, his lair being 

 often covered several feet deep in snow, and he 

 emerges from his winter retreat about April. 

 Roots, insects, fruit, acorns, grass and grain form 

 the food of this bear, who is, however, when usually 

 encountered, viz., in the spring, practically restricted 

 to a diet of roots, grass, and insects. 



Like his black cousin, his sight is poor, but his 

 sense of smell acute. The brown bear is usually 

 stalked and shot when out feeding in the open, 

 endeavouring to compensate for his fast of several 

 months' duration. Occasionally, but rarely, he has 

 been known to charge after being wounded. 



In parts of Cashmere, in Gurwahl, in Chumba, 

 and elsewhere in the Himalayas, there are still a 

 fair number of bears. Colonel Ward mentions 

 that, as a rule, they are not found at a lower 

 elevation than 8000 feet. 



The vernacular names for this bear are 



Hindustani Lai Bhalu, Reech. 

 In Cashmere Harput. 

 In Ladak Drin-Mor. 



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