Curiosity TX?in0 



Twice he evidently came close to me; although I 

 did not see him, I scented him. When well upon a 

 mountain during the afternoon, I crossed an open 

 place in the woods where a breeze broke up the 

 low-drifting clouds. For a moment I beheld a much 

 interested grizzly near by. He stood and stared at 

 me with all caution forgotten in his curiosity about 

 the long yellow coat. 



At dark I made camp at timber-line and forgot 

 about the bear. The slicker was hung over a pole 

 against a cliff to drain and dry. I went to sleep 

 about eleven o'clock, after writing up my notes and 

 watching my camp-fire. During the night the grizzly 

 came boldly into camp, reared up, and slit the 

 slicker. My shoes near by had not been noticed; 

 the bacon and raisins swinging from a limb had not 

 interested his keen nose. He was interested only in 

 that slicker. 



This was a case where the grizzly's curiosity 

 might have got him into trouble. So intent was he 

 on seeing this one thing that for hours he had for- 

 gotten food-hunting and followed me; and then in 

 order to have a closer examination of it he must 

 have waited near my camp two or three hours until 

 I had lain down. 



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