RANGE OF POLAR BEAR 
truth, for as a rule the males and females go about in 
solitary walks, is one of those animals which go right 
round the pole. It is found in Greenland and Spitz- 
bergen and other places within the arctic circle ; in past 
times it extended its range farther south probably 
when the climatic conditions were more severe over 
northern Europe than they are at present; for its 
remains have been found in the neighbourhood of Ham- 
burg. The underside of the feet of this bear are partly 
~ covered with fur and not naked and horny merely as in 
other bears. It seems clear that this furriness can be 
put down to a need for progressing with safety upon 
slippery ice. It eats seals and dead whales, but es- 
pecially seals. It has been known also to clear off a 
series of eider duck’s eggs. This bear does not seem to 
be. particularly fierce unless provoked. The general 
impression of ferocity which a large carnivore inspires 
has no doubt led to some exaggeration of its aggressive- 
ness. At the Zoo, polar bears are as a rule noteworthy 
for their affability to the general public. One of the 
triumphs of longevity at the Zoo was a bear of this 
species, who lived in those gardens, for no less than 
thirty-seven years. The polar bear does not give that 
hug for which bears are so notorious ; it contents itself 
with biting. 
THE GLUTTON 
The glutton or wolverene is as handsome a beast as is 
any of the fur-bearing animals of the north. It is cir- 
cumpolar, as are so many creatures of the north, and 
though now not found in Europe at a lower range than 
Norway, it was German a few centuries ago. More 
centuries ago still, in fact thousands of years since, the 
glutton dwelt in this island, as its remains in Norfolk 
show us. In spite of its regrettable habits, upon which 
we propose to enlarge immediately, the glutton is a 
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