CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
I he Cinnamon Bear (Ursus cinnamomeus). American mam- 
malogists do not consider the cinnamon bear'a distinct variety. 
It is nothing else than a black bear. 
I he Himalayan Bear (Ursus torquatus), This bear is found in 
the highlands of India and South China. It is the handsomest of 
the two Asiatic species. It is a very good tree climber, has very 
large ears and white crescent on its breast. 
Note : The bears in the collection are divided between the pits on the road leading from 
the Ostrich House and wild horses and the pits adjacent to the Winter Quarters Building. 
FOX HOUSE 
This building is divided into two compartments, the one 
containing specimens of the gray fox of North America, and 
the other a number of red foxes. 
FOXES 
There are fourteen known species of foxes. These little ani¬ 
mals are placed in the genus Canis by some naturalists, 
together with dogs and wolves, but more eminent zoologists 
have placed them in a separate genus Fulvus , because the pupil 
of the eye in the fox is elongated, while in the animals com¬ 
posing the genus Canis it is circular. All foxes are more or less 
white beneath, and the tip of the bushy tail is usually white. 
A sharp muzzle, erect, pointed ears, and bright, alert eyes are 
their characteristics. Their food consists of rabbits, poultry and 
birds. The fox is an inveterate thief and wrecks sad havoc on 
the poultry yard. It is exceedingly difficult to capture because 
of its extraordinary cunning. It seems to intuitively guess the 
design of the trap, and to discover it though it be concealed 
with the utmost care. The fox is widely distributed, being found 
in all the temperate and northern regions of the Old and the 
New World. 
HOME OF THE RED FOX AND THE SWIFT 
Here are some interesting species of the Fox family: 
Red Fox (Canis fulvus ). By some naturalists the red fox is 
regarded as only a variety of the common species. Its color is 
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