OF THE CANIDA! AND URSIDE. 93] 
Text-figure 9. 
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Newly-born cubs of Polar Bear (Thalarctos maritimus) and of European 
Brown Bear (Ursus arctos). 
A. Left hind foot of Polar Bear (Thalarctos C. Right hind foot of Brown Bear 
maritimus), the digits spread. (Ursus arctos). 
B. Left fore foot of same. D. Left fore foot of same. 
1 and 5, first and fifth digits ; Cp., carpal pad; p., pad on sole of 
hind foot of 7. maritimus. 
pad rises like an island. But this pad, the digital pads, and 
especially the plantar pad are relatively large. ‘The hind foot, 
however, is very different, in being mostly naked almost back to 
the heel. On the inner or hallucal side, however, the hair grows 
inwards from the edge of the foot for a short distance behind 
