Close behind her were two small cubs. Mother 

 Grizzly, as much surprised as I, instantly re- 

 treated. With an impatient expression and a growl 

 of anger she wheeled quickly about and boxed the 

 cubs right and left like a nervous mother. Urged on 

 with spanks from behind, the youngsters turned 

 back in the direction they had come from, and all 

 vanished in the falling snow. 



Though gentle and patient, the grizzly mother 

 uses a limited amount of cuffing and spanking with 

 the cubs, especially if they are in danger. One day 

 from far across a canon I was watching two cubs 

 walking along a wild-life trail in front of their 

 mother, when a pack outfit appeared on my side of 

 the canon. The mother and the cubs saw it, and 

 she at once turned up a gulch, pushing the cubs 

 before her. But the youngsters were interested in 

 the pack-animals and, standing still, forgot every- 

 thing in their eager watching. The mother went 

 from one to the other, pushing them forward. The 

 instant she left one, the cub stopped and turned to 

 look back in eager curiosity at the strange sight 

 across the canon. Without any show of temper the 

 mother pushed one ahead a few yards and then 

 returned to the other and urged it forward. 

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