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Adirondack* and the Alleghany Mountains. A variety 

 called the CINNAMON BEAR is found in California. Five 

 genera, with fifteen species, are known. 



White Bear. Walrus. 

 From 1). Appleton k Co. - s * Elements of Zoology. Scien-e Series." 



The Whi te or Polar Bear {Ursus maritimus) is quite 

 a marine animal, diving and pursuing its prey under the 

 ice in the polar seas, displaying great activity and endurance. 



The GRIZZLY BEAR {Ursus karriHlis) is pre-eminently 

 the superior over all the carnivorous animals on this conti- 

 nent, both as to its size and the fearful power of limb that 

 it possesses. In its range, it is confined to the American 

 continent, inhabiting the Rocky Mountain region. 



GROUP 15. — The Eared Seals, Family OtarUda. 

 The seals form a sub-order of the carnivora, called Pinni- 

 peds, or wing-footed or fin-footed, referring to their "flip- 

 pers." The highest forms, called Eared Seals, have the ex- 



