To reach 
J¥o. 16. — Hear Hits, 
the visitor can either take a small road running from the rear 
of the restaurant to this point or continue his perambulations on 
the main avenue, past the Otter cage, at present unoccupied, and 
approach the pits from below. Here first of all, a pair of specimens 
ot Grizzly Bears (Ursus ferox), presented by Mr. Julius J. Bantlin, 
Cincinnati, natives of the Rocky Mountains, attract attention. It 
was not inappropriate, that the language of science has applied the 
name ferox to this Bear, for it is certainly one of the most blood- 
tbiisty beasts of its kind. The male Bear has already gi?en evi¬ 
dence in the Garden, that it is not advisable to approach too near 
him, by so shockingly tearing the arm of an overbold visitor who, 
despite the warnings of the keeper, persisted in inserting it between 
the bars, that it had to be amputated on the same day. 
Grizzly Bear (Ursus ferox). 
, Si ^e that occurrence it has become dangerous for those even: 
reacLf h- T f ° rmerly P erm '* ; ted to fondle him, to get within 
reach of his claws or teeth. 
The Polar Bear ( Ursus maritimus ), attains a very lage size 
Captain Lyon records the capture of onemeasuringover seven feet’ 
“ "I : 8 ^et of this animal are armed 
with sho, t strong claws, but slightly curved. Its powerful neck is 
nosed 'n,lVT P °n tl0n -° ^ b ° dy! itS head smaU and ehar P- 
nosed. I he: Polar Bears inhabit the Polar regions, and are gener- 
home Ca a U s S a 7 f 6 P Tr rS ° f the Whale ’ hy whom the y are brought 
Home as a supplemental venture. 
■NTnrH 11 ! BIa ' k Be ^. ( - Ursus -Amerteams), is common throughout 
No th Amenca. It is subject to variation of which the so-called 
Cinnamon Bear is the most marked. One of the young at the 
