. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. Blackbear 1067 - /a). to reproduce; though it is possible that the female is ready a year earlier. The period of gestation is about seven months. The young are born in the latter half of January, while gesta. the mother is sealed up in her winter den, and—being far from "'"' torpid—very well able to devote all her time to the offspring, the '°™L22s> quishment of the world is volun- tary and complete, and lasts for several months, during which she neit
. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. Blackbear 1067 - /a). to reproduce; though it is possible that the female is ready a year earlier. The period of gestation is about seven months. The young are born in the latter half of January, while gesta. the mother is sealed up in her winter den, and—being far from "'"' torpid—very well able to devote all her time to the offspring, the '°™L22s> quishment of the world is volun- tary and complete, and lasts for several months, during which she neither eats nor drinks, and is yet in full possession of all her appe- tites, powers, and faculties. It was long stated and be- lieved among fappers and hunt- ers that no man ever yet killed a pregnant Bear. The fact is that the embryos are so small that no one, but an expert anatomist, could find them; even up to the time when they are born they are surprisingly small, as well as naked, and rather shapeless. They are much less In proportion than the young of any other mammal outside of the marsupials. At birth they are about 8 inches long and weigh from 9 to size 12 ounces, that is about 1-200 to 1-250 of the mother's weight, while a young Deer is 1-30, a young dog 1-25, the human being 1-20, and the young Porcupine 1-15 of the weight of the mother. A new-born Porcupine is, in fact, as Merriam points out, actually larger and heavier than a new-born Flo. 144—Mutology of BUckbrir 9. Great SUtc Kivcr, Judc 15,1907,. 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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