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Quadrupeds. 
monalty, of the olden time — nay, even royalty itself — 
delighted. A bear-bait was one of the recreations 
offered to Elizabeth at Kenil worth, and in the Earl of 
Northumberland's Household Book we read of twenty 
shillings for his bearward. In Southwark there was a 
regular bear-garden, that disputed popularity with the 
Globe and Swan theatres, on the same side of the 
water. Now, however, so much do tastes alter, (in this 
instance certainly for the better) such barbarous sports 
are banished from the metropolis." 
The Bear is a flat-footed animal, and can stand easily 
upon its broad hind feet, but is extremely awkward and 
sluggish in its movements. He possesses, however, the 
faculty of climbing to an extraordinary degree ; and, in 
his native country frequently ascends lofty trees in pur- 
suit of honey, of which he is excessively fond. Bears 
swim well, and will cross not only broad rivers, but 
sometimes even an arm of the sea. 
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THE MALAYAN SUN-BEAR. (Ursus Malayanus.) 
Jn this Bear the hair is short and black, except on the 
