. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. 122 POPULAR OFFICIAL POLAR BEAR "SILVER ; Ill winter, as the edge of the ice-pack moves southward, and in summer retreats northward, he follows it in order to keep in touch with the ringed seals and walrus that also go with it. The power of the Polar Bear to resist ice-cold water— nay, even to enjoy it—may fairly be regarded as one of the wonders of Nature. On the coast of Alaska this strange creature will plunge into the Arctic Ocean and swim miles from shore, through tossing fields of broken ice,
. Popular official guide to the New York zoological park . Zoos. 122 POPULAR OFFICIAL POLAR BEAR "SILVER ; Ill winter, as the edge of the ice-pack moves southward, and in summer retreats northward, he follows it in order to keep in touch with the ringed seals and walrus that also go with it. The power of the Polar Bear to resist ice-cold water— nay, even to enjoy it—may fairly be regarded as one of the wonders of Nature. On the coast of Alaska this strange creature will plunge into the Arctic Ocean and swim miles from shore, through tossing fields of broken ice, and wher- ever the mother leads, her cubs follow. In the Autumn of 1910, the sealing steamer "Boethic" ar- rived at New York bringing two adult Polar Bears that were captured in the summer of that year by Mr. Paul J. Rainey. Both animals were presented to the Zoological Society, and the largest one called "Silver King" occupies the cage that was specially built for the polar bears, and the female is exhibited in very comfortable quarters, built for her near that installation. Owing to their savage temper neither of these bears ever can be kept with other bears, nor can any keeper ever enter the cage of either. "Silver King" weighs 880 pounds and is probably the largest Polar Bear ever captured alive and unhurt. While the female is not as large as "Silver King," she is in every way as perfect a specimen. The Yakutat Bear, (Ursus dalli).—In 1899, we received from Hudson Lake, Copper River District, Alaska, two. 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 New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York : New York zoological Society
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