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quietly administered to him a box on the ear. This 

 enlivened his understanding, and he went back and 

 brought one ©f the Cubs over in his mouth. The 

 mother looked on, and he again went back to bring 

 the other one, which, however, he dropped in the 

 middle of the stream. Then she rushed in, admin- 

 istered another castiga- 

 tion, compelling him to 

 do his duty, and the 

 whole family went on 

 its way in peace." The 

 young peasants and 

 hunters of Russia and 

 Siberia all say that every 

 female Bear has a Pestun 

 to take care of her little 

 Cubs. It is his duty 

 among other things to 

 watch over them in some 

 thicket, when the mother 

 goes out to prey or sati- 

 ates herself with some 

 prey which she cannot 

 carry away. He shares 

 her den in winter and is 

 left free only when an- 

 other has been found to 

 take his place. There- 

 fore one may even find 

 a four year old Pestun 

 in a Bear family. 



Amusing An- Young Bear 



tics of Young Cubs, when 

 Bears. about five or 

 six months old, are very 

 amusing animals. Their 

 liveliness is great and so 

 is their unwieldy clumsi- 

 ness, and they are con- 

 stantly playing the droll- 

 est antics. Their child- 

 ishness shows in their 

 every action. They are 

 very playful, climb trees 

 from sheer mischievous- 

 ness, wrestle with each 

 other like boys, jump 

 into the water, run to 

 and fro without purpose 

 and play a hundred 

 tricks. They show no 

 particular affection for 

 their keeper, but are 

 amiable alike to every- 

 body, making no distinc- 

 tion of persons. Whoever 

 gives them something to 

 eat is the right man for 

 them; whoever rouses 

 their anger, is considered 

 a foe and if possible 

 treated as such. They 

 are as irritable as child- 

 ren; their love may be 

 won in a moment and 

 lost as rapidly. They 



are clumsy and awkward, forgetful, inattentive, un- 

 wieldy and silly like their parents, with the only dif- 

 ference that these qualities are more prominent in 

 them. With careful training, however, young Cubs 

 may be taught to perform many amusing feats. 



Bear-Hunting A Bear hunt is dangerous sport ; 



is a Danger- still, the formidable stories told in 



ous Sport. former times are being refuted by 



experienced modern Bear hunters. Good Dogs 



seem to inspire all Bears with extraordinary terror 



and under all circumstances are the best assistants 



THE GRIZZLY BEAR. Most formidable among the Beasts of Prey found in the United States is the 



Grizzly Bear, the monster of the far West, about which more thrilling tales of adventure have been told than any other 

 American animal. The picture shows him just as he has struck down his prey with a blow of his powerful paw and 

 is about to make a meal of it. The ponderous body, elongated head and muzzle, shaggy, grizzled fur and strong limbs, 

 ending in paws with five toes on each, are all brought out in faithful manner in this illustration. (Ursus cinereus.) 



of the hunter. In southeastern Europe the Bear is 

 chiefly hunted in a battue during the autumn, rarely 

 by a single huntsman and very rarely in or in front 

 of his winter den; in Russia, however, the latter 

 place is where he is usually sought. As the Bear 



