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the outside to the inside. The toes were also furnished 

 with elliptical tubercles. Each foot had five toes, armed 

 with strong and trenchant nails. On both feet, the middle 

 toe was the longest ; the others went on diminishing gra- 

 dually. The eye was circular, small, and without any ac- 

 cessory organ. The nostrils opened in front of a glandu- 

 lous muzzle, and passed over its sides, bending convexly, 

 and forming a section. The external conch of the ear was 

 very simple, and rounded. The tongue was soft, narrow, 

 and long. The lips were very extensible, and the muzzle 

 participated in their mobility. The incisors were six in 

 number, in both jaws, and the canines were as in the other 

 carnassiers. There were five molars in each jaw ; two 

 very small and pointed ones in the upper jaw, and three 

 very large and tuberculous ones. In the lower jaw, one 

 very small, and four large and tuberculous, like those 

 which were opposite. These are the genuine triturating 

 teeth. In the upper jaw, these teeth proceed in one in- 

 creasing proportion, from the first to the last ; in the 

 lower, the last but one is the largest. The one preceding 

 that is less than the last, and the first is the smallest. 

 This animal drank by suction, was sustained on vegetable 

 substances only, which agreed with it very well, and it ate 

 but a very small quantity in comparison with its size, six 

 pounds of bread being found sufficient for it, while ten 

 pounds of meat are usually given to a lion at a meal. Its 

 walk, posteriorly, was altogether plantigrade, and all its 

 movements were heavy and embarrassed. It was extremely 

 malicious, and slept during a considerable portion of the 

 day. Without being in a lethargic state, during the winter, 

 it was observable that it ate considerably less at that season 

 than any other. This animal had lived a long time in the 

 pits at Berne, from whence it was brought when the French 

 conquered Switzerland, to the Museum at Paris, and in 

 1819, it had lived six years in the pits of the menagerie. 

 The Norway Bear was presented to the royal menagerie 



