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CARNIVORA. 
the skin of which is deposited in the British Museum, 
from which the print is taken. Its length, from 
snout to tail, was seven feet eight inches ; and its 
weight, after a loss of blood estimated at thirty 
pounds, was 1131 Jibs. 
THE GRISLY BEAR. 
Ursus Candescens, Hamilton Smith. 
One species, at least, of the bears is found in 
North America, which exceeds in size, ferocity, 
and powers either of these already mentioned, ex- 
cept the last, and seems indeed to be an extremely 
ferocious and dangerous beast. Lewis and Clarke, 
in their travels, have given a number of interest- 
ing adventures, hair-breadth escapes, and surprising 
anecdotes relative to the North- American bear : but 
they have not stated any satisfactory anatomical 
particulars ; and much uncertainty, and some con- 
fusion in their work, render it very difficult to de- 
termine as to the identity or distinctness of species 
of the several individuals they mention. It appears, 
by their account, either that there are many species 
of this genus to be found in the Arctic regions of 
America, endowed with great powers and a corre- 
sponding ferocity; or that, if they all form but one, 
individuals belonging to it are subject to many shades 
and varieties of colour. The latter supposition seems 
on the whole, perhaps, the most probable ; and that 
