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are f'ouiul. Theobald, in Mason's ' Burma,' doubts if U. malayanus 

 is found iu Pegu. 



Habits. But little known except in captivity. This bear is a 

 purely forest animal and an admirable climber. It is essentially 

 frugivorous, but like other bears occasionally kills and eats anin)als 

 and birds. It is said to be very fond of honey, and it probably 

 devours insects and their larvae. Occasionally it is said to attack 

 man. The instances of such attacks mentioned by Dr. Mason in 

 his work on Burma may, however, have been due to b\ torquatus 

 and not to the present species. 



In confinement U. malai/anns soon becomes very tame if cap- 

 tured young, aiid from its activity and antics is very amusing. 

 Good accounts of tamed animals are given by Sir Stamford Eatfles, 

 and by Col. McMaster iu his ' Notes on Jerdon.' 



Genus MELURSUS, Meyer (1794;. 

 Syn. ProcJiilus, Illiger (1811). 



The median pair of incisors in the upper jaw are wanting even 

 in the young. Dentition : i. jt, c. j^, pm. ~^, m. ^. AU the 

 molars and premolars very small, the latter separated from each 



Fig. 53. — Skull of Mdiirms ursinus. 



other by a considerable interval. Claws very lai-ge and ])owei'ful ; 

 snout elongate and mobile. Otherwise as in IJrsns. Vertebrae: 

 C. 7,1). 15, L. 5, S. 5, C. 11. 



Only one species is known, and this is peculiar io tlie Indian 

 Peninsula and Ceylon. 



