Abundance, 231. 



Accordion, 177, 178. 



Acrobatic pranks, 13. 



Adams, James Capen, 166, 170, 196, 

 207, 251; quoted, 196, 220, 242; and 

 his pet grizzlies, 216-21, 242. 



Adventure, 185. 



Age, 58, 59. 



Agility, 253. 



Alaska, 53, 54, 205, 206, 248-50, 259- 

 61, 281. 



Ants, 107. 



Arizona, 150, 151. 



Audubon, John James, quoted, 198. 



Bear, black, and hard-tack, 7; and 

 grizzly cubs, 114, 115, 212, 222, 223; 

 colors, 251 ; contrasted with the griz- 

 zly, 254, 255. 



Bear, polar, 94, 249. 



Bears, origin and evolution, 247, 248. 



Bears, big brown, 257-69. 



Beaver, 29. 



"Ben Franklin," 216-21. 



Brackenridge, Henry M., 256; quoted, 

 199. 



Cactus, 150, 151. 



Can, tin, 6. 



Carson, Kit, 196. 



Catsup, 213. 



Cattle-killing, 13, 14, 73, 75, ?6, I55~ 



58, 275, 276. 

 Caution, 72, 157-62. 

 Chapman, Frank M., 170. 

 Classification, 249, 256-69. 

 Claw-marks on trees, 47-49, 131. 

 Claws, 253, 254. 



Clinton, DeWitt, 256; quoted, 202, 203. 

 "Clubfoot," 14. 



Coasting, 126, 127, 144, 145. 



Colors, 249-51. 



Courage, 17, 18, 191. 



Cow, dead, 7-9. 



Coyote, 146. 



Cubs, and dead mother, 23-25; birth 

 and nurture, 25, 26; size, 25, 26; 

 color, 27; care and training from 

 mother, 27-29; experiences with, 

 29-37; weaning, 31, 32; mimicry, 

 32; play, 35, 36; eating honey, 37; 

 family ties, 37, 38; selection of home 

 territory, 43. See also Pets. 



Curiosity, 54, 55, 175-8?- 



Death, 59, 60. 



Dens. See Hibernation. 



Digging, 3, 4, 7L 125, "6, 131, 132. 



Dignity, 233. 



Disposition, 236-38. 



Distribution, 248-50. 



Dogs, 109-11, 163, 217-19. 



Drummond, Thomas, 175, 176, 196. 



Economic value, 275-78. 



Eluding followers, 4, 5, 243. See also 



Trailing. 

 Exploration, 56, 57. 



Feet, 253, 254. 



Feigning death, 14. 



Ferocity, undeserved reputation for, 



192-206. 



Figgins, J. D., on hibernation, 94-98. 

 Fighting qualities, 204, 205. 

 Fire, 179, 180. 

 Fish, catching, 69, 70, 234. 

 Food and feeding-habits, 63-77, 82, 92, 



93, 105-07, 206, 230, 231, 236-39, 



275, 276. 



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