BEAR-. 
birth, when they are very pretty, is yellow, 
but white round the neck ; and that, at first, 
they do not exceed eight inches in length. 
Their eyes are closed during the first month. 
The Bear stands naturally upright, on it's 
hind legs ; and, in consequence of the nicti- 
tating membrane of it's eyes, is thought to 
have a cruel, surly, and unpleasant aspecl. 
The skull is less than that of the Lion, but the 
brain is larger. The Female has four teats. 
The Bear enjoys the senses of seeing, hearing, 
and feeling, in a very high degree. " It's 
sense of smelling," BufTon says, " : is perhaps 
more exquisite than that of any other animal; 
for the, internal surface of this organ is very 
much extended, having four rows of bony 
plates, separated from each other by three per- 
pendicular planes, which increase prodigiously 
the surfaces proper for the reception of im- 
pressions from odoriferous bodies." 
Dr. Goldsmith insists, that even the Black 
Bear is carnivorous. He observes, that Bears 
arc first taught to dance, by setting them on 
hot plates of iron, and then playing to them 
w it'n some musical instrument, while in this 
uneasy situation. 
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