BEAR. 
Baer ; in the Swedish, Bioern ; in the Polish, 
Newer, Niedzwiedz; in the French, Ours. 
This animal is thus described by Pennant — 
*< it has a long- head ; six cutting and two 
canine teeth in each jaw; small eyes ; short 
ears, rounded at the top ; strong, thick, and 
clumsy, limbs ; a very short tail ; large feet v 
with five toes before, and five behind ; and, 
in walking, rests on the hind feet as far as the 
heel. The body is covered with very long 
and shaggy hair, various in it's colour. 'The 
largest Bears are of a rusty blackish brown : 
some, from the confines of Russia, are black,, 
mixed with white hairs, called b.y the Germans 
Silver Baer; and some, but rarely, are found 
in Tartary of a pure white, '* 
BufFon says, that " Bears are found in all 
desart, rr.de, and woody countries ; but they 
never appear in populous nations, nor in open 
and cultivated regions. There are," he ob- 
serves, " none in France, or in Britain ; ex- 
cept,, perhaps, a few in the; most unfrequented 
mountains of France. They were dnmon 
hi Greece v ami the Roman:? brought them* 
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