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been left, but the blood on the stones enabled us to follow the 

 track with ease. 



We kept a sharp look-out ahead, expecting to come on 

 the wounded beast, and at length, in turning an angle of the 

 nullah, we caught a glimpse of a bear moving up the bank in 

 the thick bush. We were unable to get a shot at him, but 

 kept our rifles ready, and on coming up to the spot we 

 found the dead bear lying on the stones. It turned out to be 

 a large female, and the one which we had seen moving off was 

 evidently the he bear, who, finding the carcass of his spouse 

 on the previous night, had managed to push or drag it all this 

 distance. We were much struck by his conjugal affection, as 

 his grief was no doubt genuine, and not, as is perhaps the 

 case with some other animals, simulated out of deference to 

 public opinion. 



He must have moved the body with great care, and 

 evidently hoped that if he could only get her home to their 

 cave, he would be able by assiduous nursing to restore her to 

 health. She was a large bear, and very heavy and fat, but he 

 had moved her throughout the night with such gentleness that 

 the skin was quite uninjured. 



We carried her to the tent, and, after skinning, cut off all 

 the fat, collecting a large quantity, which we boiled down and 

 bottled off for our lady friends in the cantonment. I have 

 been told that any efficacy which may exist in bear's grease 

 " for promoting the growth of the hair" is only to be found in 

 the fat cut off the loins and hams in fact, the external grease, 

 and that the internal fat of the animal is no better than that 

 from a sheep or bullock. On this subject, however, I must 

 consult my hairdresser. 



W T e found the neighbourhood of our camp a good deal 

 disturbed by herdsmen and woodcutters, and during the two 



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