CHINA 
vicinity of Lungan-fu. It is essentially a denizen of the bamboo jungles 
between 6,000 and 11,000 feet, feeding on the young shoots of these 
plants.” 
The ears, shoulders and legs are black. Black rings surround the eyes, 
giving the appearance of spectacles. The rest of the body is creamy white. 
Tail short, soles of feet hairy. Fur of coat, long, glossy, soft and handsome. 
In appearance it is very like a bear. It is rarely killed by natives, and 
occasionally captured in a dead fall. It hibernates for six or seven months, 
is a solitary animal, frequenting the same haunts for long, and making 
beaten tracks through the forest. An adult specimen measures 4 to 5 feet 
and weighs about 200 lb. 
There is some confusion as regards the bears found in China. 
The natives of Kansu distinguish: 
Ma-hsiung = Horse bear. 
Ren-hsiung — Man bear. 
Wha-hsiung = Piebald bear. 
Go-hsiung — Dog bear. 
Also Do-coo, a small black variety, said to be found in the T’e-pu country 
of the Tsinling Mountains. 
Mr George Fenwick-Owen killed a specimen of the first-named species 
in the Minshan Mountains, Western Kansu, on October 20, 1911, which 
has not yet been designated scientifically. 
The full measurements of this bear were as follows : 
Length of body (nose to tip of tail — straight line) . 
61 inches. 
,, „ (following curves) . 
62 .. 
Height at shoulder 
40 „ 
,, hindquarters .... 
36 „ 
Girth of body (behind shoulder) 
32 „ 
,, upper arm 
17 „ 
,, fore arm 
141 „ 
,, fore paw 
12 
,, hind paw 
lOf „ 
Length of fore leg 
171 „ 
,, hind leg 
15 „ 
,, head to nape of neck 
17 „ 
,, ear 
51 „ 
Weight of skin (without scalp) . 
35 lb. 
„ head (uncleaned) 
12 „ 
Approximate total weight .... 
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2421 „ 
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