HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE POLAR OR GREAT WHITE BEAR. 



(Ursm < \lbus, Linn. L' Ours Blanc, Buif.) 



DIFFERS greatly from the common Bear in the 

 length of its head and neck, and grows to above 

 twice the size. wSome of them are thirteen feet 

 long. Its limbs are of great size and strength; its 

 hair long, harsh and disagreeable to the touch, and 

 of a yellowish white colour ; its ears are short and 

 round; and its teeth large. 



It inhabits only the coldest parts of the globe, 

 and has been found above latitude 80, as far as 

 navigators have penetrated northwards. These 

 inhospitable regions seem adapted to its sullen 

 nature. 



