CHAPTER XIII 



TRAMP DAYS OF GRIZZLY CUBS 



A GRIZZLY bear cub has wilderness ad- 

 ventures that would delight the soul of 

 any real boy mountain climbing, swim- 

 ming, exploring no end of excitement and fun. 

 He is a merry explorer of the wilderness. Pre- 

 pared and preparing for what comes, he has 

 a variety of experiences. In the period between 

 separation from its mother and the selection 

 of its home the cub is a fun-loving rover and has a 

 jolly tramphood of about two years. 



The tramp life of the cub is all the more 

 lively and exciting where there are two or three 

 cubs brothers and sisters to rove the wilds 

 together. One of them becomes the leader. 

 Both in fun and fighting the cubs are united, 

 they are loyal to one another even unto death. 

 They have two full summers and one or two 

 winters together. Usually they separate during 

 the third summer. Each then goes forth to se- 

 lect his own exclusive territory, and settles down 

 to serious life alone. 



Three grizzly cubs whom I saw a number of 



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