68 Cincinnati Society of Natural History. 
DESCRIPTION OF THE YOUNG OF THE GRIZZLY BEAR 
—URSUS HORRIBILIS. 
By CuHaries Dory. 
Plate III., natural size; three days old. 
The fine pair of grizzly bears, presented to the Zoological garden by 
Mr. J. J. Bantlin, have, for the third time, brought forth young. The 
adults are now eight years old. The first cubs were born J anuary, 
1876, and immediately eaten up by their mother. 
January, 1878, two more were born, and were overlaid, after living 
three days. They measured 102 and 114 inches respectively, from the 
tip of the nose to the end of the tail ; eyes, tightly closed. On Janu- 
ary 10, 1881, the female was delivered of the last, a litter of three. 
Through the kindness of Mr. Frank J. Thompson, superintendent of 
the garden, I have been permitted to examine these most interesting 
specimens and to secure the following data in regard to them. 
Mr. Thompson informs me that the period of gestation is within a 
day vr two of nine months, he having carefully observed their actions 
while he has been in the garden. At first sight, one is impressed with 
the very small size of the cubs in proportion to the great size of the 
parents. Shortly after the birth of the third cub, the mother came 
away from them, and it was decided to remove them and try to rear 
them by hand. When brought away, and warmly wrapped in Angola 
goat skin, the little creatures sucked readily from a bottle filled with 
cow’s milk. They were very strong and vigorous, and when chilled or 
handled, manifested their displeasure with vociferous yells, that in 
tone resembled the cries of a very young human infant. 
Measurements and weights were as follows : 
Ist. Length from tip of nose to end of tail, 94 inches; circumference 
of body, behind fore leg, 84 inches; length of foreleg, from head of 
humerus to claw, 34 inches; claw of forepaw, 5-l6ths inch; girth of 
head, 52 inches; length of head, 24 inches; weight, 1 Ib. 34 oz. 
2d. Length, from tip of nose to end of tail, 104 inches; girth, 8 
inches; foreleg, 34 inches; weight, 1 lb. 24 oz. 
3d. Teneth, 94 inches;. girth, 74 inches; weight, 1 lb. 2 oz. 
Color.—The body was of a dusky flesh tint, thickly covered with 
short, stiff hair, of a dirty white color, with a broad dorsal line of ash 
colored hairs, from the occiput to the tail. The face was rich flesh 
color. The nose reddish pink, as were also the ears. The soles of the 
feet were bright carmine pink, Eyes, tightly closed. The subject of 
the illustration was 3.days old. 
