. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. 168 XATUSAL HISTORY. ''oing, with any safety or comfort, into permanent winter quai-ters. With regard to the hibernating Bears a very remarkable fact is mentioned by Sir J. Richardson, wlio is a most cautious and accurate writer, namely, that when the Bear " coiues abroad in the spring it is equally fat" (as it was at the commencement of winter), " though in a few days thereafter it becomes very ; The Indians liave an unbounded reverence for the Bear. When they kill one, they make excul- patory speeches to it, give
. Cassell's natural history. Animals; Animal behavior. 168 XATUSAL HISTORY. ''oing, with any safety or comfort, into permanent winter quai-ters. With regard to the hibernating Bears a very remarkable fact is mentioned by Sir J. Richardson, wlio is a most cautious and accurate writer, namely, that when the Bear " coiues abroad in the spring it is equally fat" (as it was at the commencement of winter), " though in a few days thereafter it becomes very ; The Indians liave an unbounded reverence for the Bear. When they kill one, they make excul- patory speeches to it, give it tobacco to smoke, call it their relation, grandmother, &.C., and try in every possible way to appease its nianes. They then cook and eat it with great THE GRIZZLY BE.\E.* This animal, which inhabits the region of the Rocky Mountains as far south as Mexico, is the most savage member of the whole family, and is more dreaded by Indian and Canadian trappers than any other. It is stated to attain a length of nine feet and a weight of eight hundi-ed poiuids, so that it gi-eatly exceeds the Brown and Black Bears in size, and approaches in these respects to the Polar Bear. Its strength is enormous. " It has been known to drag to a considerable distance the carcass of a Buffalo, weighing about one thousand ; The fur is of a dark-brown colour, with a good deal of grey on the head, and is of an inferior. 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 Duncan, P. Martin (Peter Martin), 1821-1891; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. London [etc] Cassell & Company, Limited
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