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The black bear is found almost all over the country, to¬ 
gether with what is called the brown bear, which is merely a 
color variety of the former species, cubs of both colors being 
sometimes found in the same litter. The true brown bear is 
the Ursus arctos of northern Europe and Asia—an animal 
which presents many points of likeness, and is nearly related 
to our grizzly. The cinnamon bear is confined to the west¬ 
ern parts of the United States. 
The Ursidce, or bears, all walk on the sole of the foot, or 
are what is termed plantigrade , and with the exception of the 
grizzly and polar bear, climb trees with great facility. The 
diet is much mixed, being indiscriminately animal or vege¬ 
table ; strange to say, considering their bulky proportions, 
at certain seasons their food consists largely of snails and 
various insects. 
They are distributed throughout the Northern Hemisphere 
—but one true bear having yet been found south of the 
equator. 
In the large cage just behind the bear pits will be seen the 
Himalayan Bear ( Ursus tibetanus ). The male of the pair 
now in the collection is an albino. 
The walk leading to the Monkey House has rows of cages 
on each side, the contents of which are constantly changing. 
A considerable variety of owls are, however, always to be 
found among them. 
The Great Eagle Owl {Bubo ignavus ) of Europe. 
The Great Horned Owl {Bubo virginianus ), North 
America. 
The Screech Owl {Scops asio ), North America. 
The Barred Owl {Syrnium nebulosuni), North America. 
The Short-eared Owl {Brachyotus palusiris'), North 
America, Europe, and Asia. 
The Snowy Owl {Nyctea nivea ), Arctic regions. 
The Barn Owl {Strix flammea americana ), United States. 
The Acadian Owl {Nyctale acadica ), British America. 
Whitney’s Owl {Micrathene whitneyi ), Arizona. 
The Javan Fish Owl {Ketupa javanensis ), Java. 
Until within a few years, no ornithologist has doubted the 
close relationship of the owls to the other so-called “ birds of 
