. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. r 72 niSTOHY. Family II. . Unnidn (Lat. ur»iM, a bear; Bear kiud.) Sub-family a. Unlna, Arctos (Or. 'ApKToi, a bear), the hear, Tho Bears and their allies aro mostly heavy, and walk witii the whole foot placed flat on the gi-ound, unlike tho cats, dogs, &c., who walk with merely their paws or toes. All tho bears are omnivorous, that is, they can eat either annual or vegetable food, so that a leg of mutton, a pot of honey, a potato, or an apple, aro each equally acceptable. Tho Brown Bear
. The illustrated natural history [microform]. Natural history; Sciences naturelles. r 72 niSTOHY. Family II. . Unnidn (Lat. ur»iM, a bear; Bear kiud.) Sub-family a. Unlna, Arctos (Or. 'ApKToi, a bear), the hear, Tho Bears and their allies aro mostly heavy, and walk witii the whole foot placed flat on the gi-ound, unlike tho cats, dogs, &c., who walk with merely their paws or toes. All tho bears are omnivorous, that is, they can eat either annual or vegetable food, so that a leg of mutton, a pot of honey, a potato, or an apple, aro each equally acceptable. Tho Brown Bear inhabits the north of Europe, Switzerland, and tho Pyrenees. It has been extirpated from B^ngland for many centuries, but is recorded to have been found in Scot- land so late as 1057. The inhabitants of Northern Europe hunt it with much skill, and take it in traps and pitfalls, availing themselves of its love for honey. It is said that there exists a practice of placing the hive in a tree, and planting long spikes round its foot. A heavy log of wood is then sus- pci tm 1(H sni W inj asi rei th to he av th it in bl b(. 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 Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. London : G. Routledge
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