IV.

THE CINNAMON BEAR.
Ursus Cinnamoneous.

The Cinnamon Bear has been called a va-
riety of black bear. I am inclined to be-
lieve it a separate genus. The head has
many points of difference. It is wider. The
eyes are set deeper, and closer together.
There is a better breadth of brain. The
feet are smaller. The fur is rather longer
than that of the black bear and much
softer. The color is dark chestnut, and as
the bear ages there is an occasional gray
hair. The cinnamon is more dignified than
the black bear, and he also remembers an
injury longer. A baby cinnamon was cap-
tured by a friend of mine and brought to.
the city. A chain was placed about its
neck, and this was attached to a peg that
was hammered in the ground. As soon as

I heard of the coming of his bearship I hur-
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