. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. 72 Div. 1. YEETEBRATE ANIMALS.—MAMMALIA. Class Fi^. 25.—The Jungle Bear. The Jungle Bear (U. lahiatus, Blainv.: U. lotigirostris, Tied : Bradypits ursimis, Shaw), which has the nasal cartilage dilated, and the tip of the under lip elongated, both lips being moveable: when old, very long shaggy hairs surround the head. The muzzle and tips of the paws are fulvous or whitish, and there is a half-collar or Y-like marking on the fore-neck and cheek.
. The animal kingdom : arranged after its organization; forming a natural history of animals, and an introduction to comparative anatomy. Zoology. 72 Div. 1. YEETEBRATE ANIMALS.—MAMMALIA. Class Fi^. 25.—The Jungle Bear. The Jungle Bear (U. lahiatus, Blainv.: U. lotigirostris, Tied : Bradypits ursimis, Shaw), which has the nasal cartilage dilated, and the tip of the under lip elongated, both lips being moveable: when old, very long shaggy hairs surround the head. The muzzle and tips of the paws are fulvous or whitish, and there is a half-collar or Y-like marking on the fore-neck and cheek. [The incisors of this species geneially drop at an early age.] It is a favourite with the Indian jugglers on account of its uncouth appearance. M. Horsfield describes another Bear from Nipal of a light bay colour, the nails of which are less trenchant than those of the other Bears of India, aiid which appears to him a distinct species. We have also recovered many fossil bones of lost spe- cies of Bears ; the most remarkable of which are U. spehexs, Blumenb., with a rounded forehead, and of very large size; and U. cultridejis, Cuv., for which see the fourth vol. of my Ossemens Fos- siles: [another extinct species (C. sivalensis, Caut. and Falc), has been detected in the Si^-alik deposits of the sub-Himmalayas.] Lastly, The Polar Bear (Ursus maritbmis, Lin.), is yet another species, very distinctly characterized by Its lengthened and flat head, and by its smooth and white fur. It pursues Seals and other marine animals [on the polar ice, but in captivity will thrive, like the rest, on vegetable food only. It is'the largest of the genns,] and exaggerated reports of its voracity have rendered it very celebrated. [It constitutes the Ttialarctos of Gray.] The Raccoons (Procyon, Storr.)— Have three tuberculous back molars [the first representing the carnivorous tooth], of which the superior are nearly square, and three pointed false molars before them, forming a continuous series
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