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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 18, 1957)
SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday, August 18, 1957 Is That So? By EU6ENE BURNS Ranger-Naturalist Penmeys poles apart, nonetheless the bears are the dogs' closest rela tives. In the yesterday of mil lions of years, the two were one and the same animal. A thousand years ago grizzly tears were found in the British IslarJUs. Black bear, brown bear, yel lew bear, cinnamon bear all SMART GIRL SHE COUNTS ON CARE-FREE ORLONS! She's got herself and her family to clothe ! She wants sweaters that keep years . . . sweaters tVmf f-l- f j i . ' fc for vears . . . sweater ,,t f; Z " V""" ."r1 Keep 'em warm, x wear Store Hours-9:30 to 5:30 OPEN MONDAY EVENINGS UNTIL 9 PJA. pnees then k, cm. her the most value lor her money. Come see them, you'll S ine ioaiak bear is the worlds largest flesh-eating mammal, but did you know that many o the lesser bears eat less flesh than the wolf and the fox. And as for the Kodiak, which is nine feet long from tip to tail and weighs upwards of 1600 pounds, grazes like a cow! But then there are many un usual things about bears . . . and a host of popular miscon ceptions. Except for the polar bear, bears feed on almost Aything that happens to be available grasses, roots, insects, ants, eggs, mice fruits, fish and game. The polar bear, living in the cold northland, seldom dens-in for the long winter. Only when, every other year, the female is with cub and then it is large lya matter of protecting the young. The popular "bear hug' Is a figment of the imagination. In fact, it is highly questionable is a bear could enfold his arms to bring off such a feat. When he attacks, he strikes with his huge paws. Contrary to popular belief, the bear does not hibernate. To be accurate, he sleeps quite pro foundly, but his body tempera ture drops only a few degrees of freezing when the surround ing air becomes cold. Despite the mother's huge size, the young are always tiny born naked, with eyes sealed, during the mother's twilight sleep. No Help From Father Despite the happy nursery tales about Papa bear. Mamma bear and the three little bears such joyful bliss does not exist. The father does not help take care of the young; in fact, if they should get in his way he might very likely kill atM de vour them. Althogh the bear and the lithe, swift-footed dog seem are closely related. In fact some of" these are so closely related that they are one and the same, merely being color phases. Free: By special arrangement with the editors of the Encyclo pedia Amricana, my panel of judges will award each week to the reader who sends me the best true-life nature adventure, the best nature observaation, or the best question on nature and wildlife, a complete 30-volume set of this world-famous refer ence work 'in a handsome Seal craft binding. Each week new submissions will be reconsid ered. 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