. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 123. SYRIAN BEAR. young Alaskan Brown Bears which for some time we be- lieved would prove to represent the species found on Kadiak Island. In this belief they were for a time labeled as Ka- diak Bears, (U. middendorfU), and so entered provisionally in previous editions of the Guide Book. The maturity of the animals has proven that this supposition was erroneous. The extremely short and thick muzzle of the adult male proves conclusively that they are not identical with the long-skulled
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK. 123. SYRIAN BEAR. young Alaskan Brown Bears which for some time we be- lieved would prove to represent the species found on Kadiak Island. In this belief they were for a time labeled as Ka- diak Bears, (U. middendorfU), and so entered provisionally in previous editions of the Guide Book. The maturity of the animals has proven that this supposition was erroneous. The extremely short and thick muzzle of the adult male proves conclusively that they are not identical with the long-skulled species of Kadiak. This interesting pair, ab- solutely identical in color with middciidorffi, are now iden- tified, pending further revisions of our Urisdae, as Ursus dalli. This species, and the two following, well represent the group of big Alaskan Brown Bears, which are quite distinct from the grizzlies and blacks. They are characterized by their great size, high shoulders, massive heads, shaggy brown pelage, and large claws. They live chiefly upon salmon, which they catch from the small streams, but they also devour great quantities of grass. The Peninsula Bear, (Ursus gyas), of Moeller Bay, well down the Alaskan Peninsula, may at once be recognized by its light brownish-yellow color, and its great size for a bear born in 1904. Its claws are of enormous thickness. This animal is now beyond doubt one of the two largest bears in captivity, his only rival being in the Zoological Park at Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York, New York Zoological Society
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