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Ursus horribilis, (Ord.), Grizzly Bear: Silver-Tip. 

 Wyoming and Utah to Alaska. 

 n" ^ } Ursus horribilis horriaeus, (Baird), Mexican Grizzly. 



Southwestern New Mexico. 

 ®m I Ursus richardsciii, (Swainson), Barren-Ground 

 £ I Grizzly. 



E -1 \ Great Slave Lake region, and Barren-Grounds. 



■' Ursus americanus, (Pallas), Black Bear. 

 Eastern North America. 

 ^ \ Ursus luteolus, (Griffith), Louisiana Bear. 



§ ^ \ Louisiana and Texas. 

 3 =3 / Ursus fioridanus, (Merr.), Everglade Bear. 

 » ffl | Florida. 



Ursus emmonsi, (Dall), Glacier Bear. 



St. Elias Alps, Yakutat Bay. 

 Ursus kermodei, (Hornaday) , Inland White Bear. 

 Northwestern British Columbia. 



The Polar Bear, (Ursus maritimus) . — In nearly every col- 

 lection of living bears the individuals of this species are the 

 most showy and attractive. Their white coats quickly catch 

 the eye of the visitor, and whether young or old, they are 

 generally the most active and playful of all captive bears. 

 In cold weather, when other bears lie in the sun, or, if per- 

 mitted, curl up in the straw of their sleeping dens, the 

 Polar Bear will disport himself in the freezing cold water 

 of his swimming pool, and joyously play with a cake of ice 

 until the sight of it makes one shiver. 



The Polar Bear Den is situated at the north end of Rock- 

 ing-Stone Hill, about two hundred feet from the north end 

 of the main series of Bear Dens. It is reached by descending 

 the steps leading toward the Beaver Pond, and turning to 

 the right. Prom the Rocking-Stone Restaurant, the Polar 

 Bears are quickly reached by descending the hill toward the 

 north. 



Although the Polar Bear inhabits practically the whole of 

 the Arctic Ocean and its numerous islands, it is by no means 

 the most northerly warm-blooded mammal. Nansen found 

 fox tracks at 85° N., but the most northerly bear observed 

 was on the 84th parallel. The favorite home of this ani- 

 mal is the edge of the great polar ice cap, where Neptune 

 and tne "Frost King" wage continuous warfare. He seldom 

 ventures more than a day's journey inland, on any shore. 



