. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 320 THE GRIZZLY BEAR. namely, in spring and autumn ; so that when the winter arrives, they are defended from its rigors by a new and warm covering of thickly planted hair. On account of this change in the color of the fur, the juvenile Musquaw has been considered as a separate species, and admitted into systematic catalogues under the name of Yellow, or Cinnamon Bear. There are few animals which are so widely and deservedly dreaded as the Grizzly Bear. This terrible animal is an inhabita
. Animate creation : popular edition of "Our living world" : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 320 THE GRIZZLY BEAR. namely, in spring and autumn ; so that when the winter arrives, they are defended from its rigors by a new and warm covering of thickly planted hair. On account of this change in the color of the fur, the juvenile Musquaw has been considered as a separate species, and admitted into systematic catalogues under the name of Yellow, or Cinnamon Bear. There are few animals which are so widely and deservedly dreaded as the Grizzly Bear. This terrible animal is an inhabitant of many portions of Northern America, and is the acknowledged superior of every animal that ranges over the same country. The other members of the ursine family are not given to attacking human beings, unless they are alarmed or wounded, but the Grizzly, or "Ephraim," as the creature is familiarly. GRIZZLY BEAR.—Ursus ferox. termed by the hunters, displays a most unpleasant readiness to assume the offensive as soon as it perceives a man, be he mounted or on foot, armed or otherwise. Yet the Bear is not entirely without the innate dread of humanity which is instinctively implanted in every known animal, for, although it will attack a man without hesitation, it will not venture to follow up his track, and even if it should come across the air which is tainted by his presence, the Grizzly Bear will escape as fast as he can run. To this curious instinct the hunters have more than once owed their lives. One man, who was engaged in duck-shooting, and whose gun was only loaded with shot, was suddenly alarmed at seeing a (frizzly Bear cantering towards him, having clearly already made up his mind to attack him. For the moment, the old man was in despair, but his pres- ence of mind soon returned, and he made his escape in a very ingenious manner. Plucking some of the light fibres from his"rough coat, he threw them in the air, in order to ascertain the direction of th
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