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been littered about the 1st of March, 1807, which, by the 

 way, shows that this species produces later in the year 

 than the Brown Bear. They were so young that they 

 could take only milk, and in that state they were car- 

 ried a long distance. Pike's account of their conduct 

 on the march, shows both how they might have been 

 tamed, and how they were not: "I had a cage," says 

 he, " prepared for both, which was carried on a mule, 

 lashed between two packs ; but I always ordered them 

 to be let out the moment we halted, and not shut up 

 again till we were prepared to march. By this treat- 

 ment, they became exceedingly docile when at liberty, 

 following my men like dogs through our camps, and 

 the small villages and forts where we halted. When 

 well supplied with sustenance, they would play like 

 young puppies with each other and the soldiers ; but the 

 instant they were shut up, and placed on the mule, they 

 became cross, as the jolting of the animal knocked them 

 against each other, and they were sometimes left ex- 

 posed to the scorching heat of a vertical sun for a day, 

 without food or a drop of water, in which case, they 

 would worry and tear each other, till nature was ex- 

 hausted, and they could neither fight nor bawl any 

 longer." 



The following is the account of their conduct in the 

 museum : " When first received, they were quite small, 

 but speedily gave indications of that ferocity for which 

 this species is so remarkable. As they increased in 

 size, they became exceedingly dangerous, seizing and 

 tearing to pieces every animal they could lay hold of, 

 and expressing extreme eagerness to get at those acoi- 



