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“ Mr. Barton’s bear does. When Lizzy 
offers him a cracker and a piece of bread, 
he will always take the cracker first.” 
“Has Mr. Barton got a bear?” asked 
Antoinette. “ I should like to see it. I 
never saw one near.” 
“We will go down to-morrow,” said 
Annie; “ and you shall see it, and feed it 
too, if you like, and old Mrs. Barton will 
tell you stories without end. She is a kind 
old lady. But go on, aunt, if you please. I 
think bears are as interesting as any ani¬ 
mals we have had.” 
“Bears,” continued Miss Winston, “have 
been divided by naturalists into four prin¬ 
cipal groups. First, Helarctos, or Sun- 
bears; second, Prochilas, or Tumbler-bears, 
sometimes called the labiated bear; third, 
TJrsus, or bears proper; and finally, Thalarc- 
tos, or Marine bears. 
“ The sun-bears, the first in order, are 
natives of the torrid zone alone, and differ 
from the true bears in having close, short 
fur. The body is long in proportion to its 
height at the shoulders; the ears are small 
and round, the muzzle short and broad, 
with lips capable of being considerably ex- 
