EEAR. 
womb of the mother: and, if the foetus, or 
young cub, seem at the first glance to be ill- 
formed, it is only because the old Bear herself, 
on the whole, is an animal gross and dispro- 
portioned ; and we know that, in every species, 
the foetus, or new-born animal, is more dis- 
proportioned than the adult. The mother 
takes the greatest care of her young. She 
prepares for them a bed of moss and herbs, 
in the bottom of her cavern, and -suckles them 
till they are able to go abroad with her. She 
brings forth in winter, and the cubs begin to 
follow her in the spring. The Male and 
Female live not together; but each has a sepa- 
rate and a distant retreat. When they cannot 
find a <cavern for a den to make a lodging, 
they break and collecT: branches of trees, 
which they so cover with herbs and leaves as 
to render them impenetrable by water. The 
voice of the Bear is a deep murmuring,; often 
accompanied with a grinding of the teeth, 
especially when .irritated. He is very suscep- 
tible of anger ; which is always furious, and 
often capricious. Though, when tamed, he 
appears mild and even obedient to his master, 
lie should always be treated with diffidence 
and 
