. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE BEAR FAMILY—BROU'X BEAR. •240 quietly administered to him a box on the ear. This enlivened his understanding, and he went back and brought one ©£ the Cubs over in his mouth. The mother looked on, and he again went back to bring the other one, which, however, he dropped in the middle of the stream. Then she rushed in, admin- istered another castiga- Bear-Hunting A Bear hunt is dangerous sport; is a Danger- still, the formidable stories told in o
. Brehm's Life of animals : a complete natural history for popular home instruction and for the use of schools. Mammalia. Mammals; Animal behavior. THE BEAR FAMILY—BROU'X BEAR. •240 quietly administered to him a box on the ear. This enlivened his understanding, and he went back and brought one ©£ the Cubs over in his mouth. The mother looked on, and he again went back to bring the other one, which, however, he dropped in the middle of the stream. Then she rushed in, admin- istered another castiga- Bear-Hunting A Bear hunt is dangerous sport; is a Danger- still, the formidable stories told in ous Sport. former times are being refuted by experienced modern Bear hunters. Good Dogs seem to inspire all Bears with extraordinary terror and under all circumstances are the best assistants tion, compelling him to do his duty, and the whole family went on its way in ; The young peasants and hunters of Russia and Siberia all say that every female Bear has a Pestun to take care of her little Cubs. It is his duty among other things to watch over them in some thicket, when the mother goes out to prey or sati- ates herself with some prey which she cannot carry away. He shares her den in winter and is left free only when an- other has been found to take his place. There- fore one may even find a four year old Pestun in a Bear family. Amusing An- Young Bear tics of Young Cubs, when Bears. about five or six months old, are very amusing animals. Their liveliness is great and so is their unwieldy clumsi- ness, and they arc con- stantly playing the droll- est antics. Their child- ishness shows in their every action. They are very playful, climb trees from sheer mischievous- ness, wrestle with each other like boys, jump into the water, run to and fro without purpose and play a hundred tricks. They show no particular affection for their keeper, but are amiable alike to every- body, making no distinc- tion of persons. Whoever gives them something to eat is the right man for
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