the living 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 nnkempt-looking. Its queer appearance added to its 
grotesque movements, its teachableness and gentleness, render it a favorite 
with the u 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. 
