THE SAVAGE WORLD. 
is black in color, except a white tipping on the feet and nose, and a yellowish 
white mark, resembling a capital V and which is found on the breast. Its 
hair is long, thick and unkempt-looking. Its queer appearance added to its 
grotesque movements, its teachableness and gentleness, render it a favorite 
with the “ travelling showmen ” of the country where it is found. It regards the 
ants as a specially delicate article of food and captures them in a very singular 
manner, by blowing powerfully until he scatters the particles composing the 
ant-hills and then capturing the ants by successive powerful inhalations. In 
its attacks upon bee-hives it derives protection from the long hair which falls 
over its forehead and 
eyes. Though, as 
has been said, amiable 
and tame, it is quite 
ferocious in its na¬ 
tive state, and as it 
is some five feet in 
length and quite 
stout, it is an adver¬ 
sary to be dreaded. 
The Malayan 
Sun Bear (Helarctos 
malayanus ) differs 
from the Thibetan 
species in that it sub¬ 
stitutes for the white 
under jaw a white 
nose-muff. Its lips 
are unusually flexi¬ 
ble and its tongue 
susceptible of almost 
indefinite protrusion. 
It has little, violet- 
colored eyes, is long- 
clawed and muscular 
out - of proportion to 
its four and a half 
feet of length. It is brown bear. 
readily domesticated, 
when it makes a most amusing and agreeable pet, associating freely with any 
animal, and displaying no vices and no weaknesses other than a fondness for 
sweet wines. Its favorite position is that of seating itself upon its hind legs, 
and when thus made comfortable, it will roll its body about, gesticulate as ab¬ 
surdly as the “ dumb orator,” thrust out and withdraw its tongue, and altogether 
serve the uses of a light comedian. It is often called the bruang. The Thi¬ 
betan species loves to bask in the hottest sunshine. It is stoutly built, has a 
thick neck, large ears and is very active. Its coloring is black throughout, 
except for a letter Y in white upon its breast, and white upon its lower jaw. 
The Sun Bear, or Bruang of Borneo [Helarctos eurysipilus '), is not unlike 
the Malayan species. It replaces the white breast-mark of the latter by orange. 
