SIXTEEN MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Sunday, August 18, 1957
Is That So?
By EU6ENE BURNS
Ranger-Naturalist
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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
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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.
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