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those of the flesh-eaters as would suggest such an im¬ 
portant difference in their diet; but the teeth of bears, 
generally, do not exhibit the typical carnivorous denti¬ 
tion, as the sectorial molar tooth has not a cutting edge, 
but a tubercular crown. All the bears in these Gardens 
are frugivorous, and thrive in confinement with the excep¬ 
tion of the Honey-bear, which has never yet been kept 
successfully. This species extends from the Ganges to 
Ceylon and is not found elsewhere. 
The Black Bear of the Himalaya has a very wide range, 
as it extends westwards across the Indus, and apparently 
through Afghanistan southwards to Baluchistan and the 
hilly regions of Western Sindh, where it is known by its 
Baluch name of Mamh or Mum, and it has been found 
near Gwadar, not very far from the coast of the Indian 
Ocean, and whence it has been described as Ursus 
gedtosianus. Its eastward distribution is along the Hima¬ 
layan range, Assam, and through the northern portion of 
the Irawadi valley in Burma, and along the eastern ranges 
defining that valley, and as far south as Mergui, in the pro¬ 
vince of Tenasserim, from the hills to the east of which two 
specimens were lately sent to the Gardens. It was found 
in China by M. L’Abbe Armand David. The specimens 
of this bear which were obtained near Gwadar, have ex¬ 
hibited a considerable amount of browning in the hair, and 
it is interesting to note, that one of the young bears from 
the neighbourhood of the old town of Tenasserim is 
nearly brown all over, for although the bases of the hairs 
are black, the animal is so decidedly brown, as almost to 
resemble a brown bear. Its companion has the brown 
confined almost to the head, a character which has also 
been observed in young bears from Assam. 
