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THE URSIDJE. 



Malay Bear (Procldlus Malay anus), which is jet black, climbs trees 

 with agility, and lives on a vegetable diet ; and the Juggler, or 

 Jungle Bear of India (Prochilus ursinus), originally named the 

 " Five-fingered Sloth,"- a great favourite with the Indian jugglers 

 on account of his adaptability and mildness. 



To North America belong the Black Bear (Ursus Americanus) 

 and the Grisly Bear (Ursus ferox). The former has a long head, a 

 pointed nose, small eyes> and short round ears ; his limbs are strong, 



1. Black Bear of Canada. 



2. Gray Bear of North America. 



unwieldy, and thick ; his tail is short ; feet large ; and the hair on 

 the body smooth, glossy, and black. The Grisly Bear is about nine 

 feet long, a narrow and flattened muzzle, sunken eyes, and formidable 

 teeth ; he ranges over not only the entire chain of the Rocky Moun- 

 tains, but in the prairies and forests which occupy the centre and 

 west of the great continent, where his sanguinary instincts and pro- 

 digious strength render him a formidable antagonist. The Black 



