Archive image from page 94 of Cuvier's animal kingdom arranged. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization cuviersanimalkin00cuvi Year: 1840 CARNARIA. 83 and nocturnal life of the Insectivora, and, like them, have no cœcum : most of those hich inhabit cold countries pass the winter in a state of lethai-gy. All have five toes to each foot. The Bears {Ursus, Lin.)— Possess three large molars on each side of both jaws, altogether tuberculous, and of which the poste- rior above are the most extended. These are preceded by a tooth a little more trenchant, wliich is the carni
Archive image from page 94 of Cuvier's animal kingdom arranged. Cuvier's animal kingdom : arranged according to its organization cuviersanimalkin00cuvi Year: 1840 CARNARIA. 83 and nocturnal life of the Insectivora, and, like them, have no cœcum : most of those hich inhabit cold countries pass the winter in a state of lethai-gy. All have five toes to each foot. The Bears {Ursus, Lin.)— Possess three large molars on each side of both jaws, altogether tuberculous, and of which the poste- rior above are the most extended. These are preceded by a tooth a little more trenchant, wliich is the carnivorous tooth of this genusf, and by a variable number of very small false molars, which sometimes fall at an early age. This system of dentition, almost frugivorous, explains why, notwithstanding their great strength, the animals of this genus devour flesh only from necessity. They are large stout-bodied animals, with thick limbs, and tail extremely short : the cartilage of their nose is elongated and moveable. They excavate dens and construct huts [ ? ], where they pass the winter in a state of somnolency more or less profound, and without taking food. It is in these retreats that the female brings forth. The species are not easily distinished by obnous characters. The Brown Bear(î7. arctos, Lin.) of Europe, has the forehead convex : fur, brown, more or less woolly when young, becoming smoother with age. It varies, however, considerably in colour, and also in the relative propor- tion of parts: the young have generally a pale collar, which in some is pennanent. This animalinhabits the high mountains and extensive forests of Europe, together with a great part of Asia. [The Barren-ground Bear of North America appears to be undistinguishable.] It couples in June, and brings forth in January ; nestles sometimes very high up in trees ; its flesh is good eating when young, and the paws are much esteemed at all ages. pThe Black Bear of Europe is now generally regarded as a mere v
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