gently. His powers of scent are exquisite. His ears 

 hear faint sounds; they are continually on scout 

 and sentinel duty. Wireless messages from long 

 distances which his senses pick up are accurately 

 received and their place of origin correctly deter- 

 mined. 



The grizzly appears to guide his daily life with 

 plan and forethought. He has the genius for taking 

 pains. He is constantly alert and meets emergen- 

 cies with brains. The following actions have im- 

 pressed me with his keen mental processes. 



A grizzly cub in Yellowstone Park found a big 

 ham skin a prized delicacy. Just as the little 

 fellow was lifting it to his mouth a big bear ap- 

 peared. He instantly dropped the ham skin, sat 

 down on it, and pretended to be greatly interested 

 in watching something in the edge of the woods. 



Another young grizzly in the Yellowstone one 

 day found a tin can that was open at one end and 

 partly filled with fish. He raised it in his fore paws 

 and peeped in, then deliberately turned the can 

 upside down and shook it. Nothing came out. He 

 shook again; no result. Then he proceeded just 

 about as you or I might have done. He placed the 

 can on the ground, open end down, and hammered 

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