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Baumgarten on the giraffe .--... 351 



Bear, the American, description of .... 101 



capable of being tamed when young % 105 



. . ..... eat like pork - - - ib. 



his rudeness to passengers - - 102 



how hunted ..... 103 



has a dislike to his offspring like some 



other males . > - - - 105 



, Indian mode of taking - - 104 



. . the common, description of - - 93 



eats nothing during the winter - - 100 



fond of fish ..... 94, 



how hunted and ensnared - 95 97 



its dances - - - - 99 



- its flesh esteemed a delicacy 98 



. . . . . . its peaceful disposition 94 



its voice ...... 93 



its value after its death 97 



numerous in Kamtschatska 94 



. . .... unkindly treated ... 99 



. . baiting, formerly a favorite diversion ... joo 



. female, time of parturition - - ... . ifr. 



. . the polar, description of . - . 105* 



. . . . . affecting anecdote of a female - - 110 



attachment of the mate - - - - 111 



its ferocity and revenge ... 107 



; . . . . its love of cold and dread of heat - - 111 



its sagacity in seeking prey - 308 



. time of parturition, and maternal affection - 109 



Bears, black, remarkably attached to each other - - 10 L 



Beaver, the, description of ...... gg 



. . . . lives sometimes by itself 86 



. . . mode of living in general - - - . 83 



its food ......... -92 



. . . . of its dams, houses - 84 



. . . . of its mode of rambling, sleeping, &c. - - b5 



.... of its natural sagacity 83 



, ... of the castor from - - , . . 39 



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