. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. SLOTH BEAR 443 and the Thibetan Bhie Bear {/J. priiinosus) ai-e distinct sijecies, not to be confounded with U. arctos. Neither, of course, are the Peruvian U. ornatus and the Sun Bear, U. mcdayanus. The Polar Bear has even been placed in a separate genus, Thalassarctos, a proceeding which is quite unnecesisary. The white colour of this Bear tends to become browner with age. It is one of the few mammals which extend right round the pole; the Polar Bear is of course a purely Arctic animal. The chigf food of the Polar Bear is Seal. Out of thirty Bears ex
. The Cambridge natural history. Zoology. SLOTH BEAR 443 and the Thibetan Bhie Bear {/J. priiinosus) ai-e distinct sijecies, not to be confounded with U. arctos. Neither, of course, are the Peruvian U. ornatus and the Sun Bear, U. mcdayanus. The Polar Bear has even been placed in a separate genus, Thalassarctos, a proceeding which is quite unnecesisary. The white colour of this Bear tends to become browner with age. It is one of the few mammals which extend right round the pole; the Polar Bear is of course a purely Arctic animal. The chigf food of the Polar Bear is Seal. Out of thirty Bears examined, Fig. 225.—Malayan Bear. UrsKs malayanns. Koettlitz found that only fifteen had animal remains in their stomachs, and these remains were invariably Seal. The animal apparently hunts by scent rather than by sight or hearing, both of which senses seem to be somewhat dull. The males and females wander separately, except of course during the breeding season. The Bears dig holes in which they may remain for some time, bnt there is no hibernation. In Pleistocene times, the Polar Bear extended as far south as Hamburg. The female has four mammae, pectoral iu position. Melursus includes only M. lulilittus, the Sloth Bear of India. This animal has an upturned snout, which is described as closely resembling that of Mydaus, the Teledu. Tlie snout has no 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 Harmer, S. F. (Sidney Frederic), Sir, 1862- ed; Shipley, A. E. (Arthur Everett), Sir, 1861-1927. ed. [London, Macmillan and Co. , Limited; New York, The Macmillan Company
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