170 CARNIVORA. 



One thousand four hundred and eleven skins were sold 

 by the Hudson's Bay Company in 1891, and 1,515 by 

 other traders. 



The Brown and Grizzly Bears are readily distin- 

 guished, except when quite young. It is therefore 

 surprising to note the difficulties and confusion which 

 have arisen between these two- species, as the texture of 

 the fur, the thickness of the skin, and the size and 

 habits of the animals are so widely different. Accord- 

 ing to Lewis and Clark, the Black and Brown Bears 

 were classed together by the Indians under the name of 

 Yackah, and the Grizzly were called Hohhost. 



There are only three species of Bear in America, the 

 White, the Black, and the Grizzly. 



EAST INDIA BEAE. 



Meliirsiis ursinns. 



French : Ours jongleur. German : Ostindischer Bar, 

 or Lippen Biir. 



The East India Bear, called also the Sloth Bear, is 

 rather small, and is covered with long coarse black hair, 

 more like bristles than fur. The feet are armed with 

 long claws, and the legs appear to be bowed, giving the 

 animal a rather clumsy appearance. There is occasion- 

 ally a white mark on the throat. The Sloth Bear is 

 sometimes captured alive, and exhibited, displaying 

 antics similar to those of the European Bear. It is 

 said to fight sometimes when attacked, but it often falls 

 a prey to the Leopard. The flesh is said to be esteemed 

 b}' the natives. It feeds on fruit, etc. It inhabits East 

 India, and has its den in caves or jungles. 



