CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
Stag or Red Deer 
beasts by forming a circle, and showing a savage front to the 
enemy. They inhabit Europe, Asia and Africa. 
THE BEAR PITS 
The term Ursidae is applied to a family of animals widely 
distributed over the earth. Though confined to a very few 
species, they are exceedingly interesting because some species 
are very large and ferocious animals, while all possess curious 
and similar habits. Some zoologists claim that the bears are not 
naturally carnivorous; they are so only from necessity. Their 
natural food seems to be roots, nuts, honey and insects, and 
they resort to carnivorous food only when they can not secure 
that which is of a herbivorous character. They will not ordinarily 
attack men, but when they do so, the person attacked is cer¬ 
tainly in imminent danger. The bears are all plantigrade, walk¬ 
ing on the sole of the foot. This enables them to walk on their 
hind feet, assuming an erect position with ease. All bears, except 
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