CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
Bear Pits 
grizzlies and polars, climb trees readily. The cinnamon bear 
and the black bear are both North American bears. 
The Polar Bear (Ursus maritimus). Up among the snowdrifts 
and icebergs of the farthest Arctic regions is found that 
magnificent species of the Ursidae , known as the polar bear. It 
seldom ranges below the 55th parallel. How far north it may be 
found is not known, but explorers have found it on the 88th 
parallel^ and it doesn’t seem to be susceptible in any degree to 
cold; it may probably occasionally take a contemplative view 
of the landscape while sitting on the North Pole itself. It has 
yellowish-white, soft hair, and an elongated, flat head, long 
neck and legs. Its feet are large, and the soles are covered with 
hair, while its toes are connected by membrane. Thus has 
nature provided for its securing a foothold on icebergs, and 
facilitating its travel in the frozen regions of the north. Some of 
these animals attain a length of nine feet. They feed on seals, 
fish, walruses, etc. It is an expert swimmer, having no difficulty 
in capturing its prey. 
The two splendid specimens were captured in 1919 when thev 
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